Vice President Harris lays out Covid-19 relief plan and urges vaccinations in Nevada
From CNN s Jasmine Wright Mandel Ngan
Vice President Kamala Harris broke down the benefits Americans will receive from the American Rescue Plan in her most formal but still brief remarks of the trip, kicking off the Biden administration’s “Help is here” tour at the Culinary Academy in North Las Vegas.
“Help is here,” Harris declared, noting that President Biden once said, Help is on the way, and has now signed the bill into law.
“So, I m here to also make sure we get the word out, so folks know what they are entitled to receive,” she said. “And also, by extension, they remember, this is supposed to be the job of your government. Which is when you re suffering, when you need a helping hand, when you need a little assistance, to just get over a moment of crisis you didn t create. That s when leaders are supposed to kick in to say, I m here I see you and I will help you.
European countries suspend AstraZeneca vaccinations despite advice from EU medicines regulator
From CNN’s Mick Krever and Eliza Mackintosh in London
Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge arrives at the Binnenhof for the weekly Council of Ministers meeting in The Hague on March 5. Koen van Weel/ANP/AFP/Getty Images
The Netherlands on Sunday became the latest European nation to suspend AstraZeneca vaccinations over blood clot concerns despite advice from the European Union s medicines regulator that the benefits of the shot outweigh any potential risks.
Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Bulgaria and Ireland have also halted the vaccinations.
Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said on Monday that a “rare combination” of blood clots and lowered blood platelets in several AstraZeneca vaccine recipients in Norway and Denmark was “enough reason” to pause use of the vaccine in the Netherlands for two weeks.
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In an effort to boost tourism this year, Bulgaria wants to recognise vaccines not authorised by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in its planned vaccination certificate. It is not clear yet whether the EU “green pass” due to be presented soon by the Europen Commission will recognise vaccines not approved by the EU but Commissioner Ylva Johansson hinted that this will not likely