Greece postpones debut for Johnson & Johnson vaccine until new info given by EMA
Friday, 16 April 2021 22:01
UPD:22:02
A Greek health ministry official on Friday said the beginning of vaccinations with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been postponed. The first injections with the US multinational s vaccine were set for Monday.
Marios Themistocleous said the specific vaccine will not be given until new information is provided by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) - something expected on Tuesday.
The decision follow a similar postponement in the United States and elsewhere in Europe, ostensibly due to the report of a handful of rare blood clot ailments in vaccinated people.
Benin s Patrice Talon reelected with 86 percent of vote By Otiato Opali in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-04-14 17:02 Benin s president Patrice Talon casts his ballot at a polling station in Cotonou, Benin, April 11, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
Patrice Talon, Benin s incumbent president, has won a majority of votes cast in the first round of presidential elections held on Sunday, according to provisional results released Tuesday by the National and Autonomous Electoral Commission.
The results, which are awaiting validation by the Constitutional Court, indicate that Talon received 86.37 percent of the votes and was followed by Alassane Soumano, the main opposition leader, with 11.29 percent. Corentin Kohoue came a distant third with 2.35 percent. Turnout stood at 50.17 percent.