A health worker prepares a dose of Covaxin in the Covid-19 vaccination room at the Super Speciality Hospital Hospital in Srinagar, India. (Photographer: Sumit Dayal/Bloomberg)
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Jan 30, 2021
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The latest Covid-19 surge in the U.S. is receding, buying authorities time as they attempt to vaccinate about 330 million people.
The European Union risks sparking a global vaccine battle after unveiling a drastic proposal to restrict exports of Covid-19 shots. But it dropped a plan to prevent vaccines from going to Northern Ireland after the move provoked fury in London, Dublin and Belfast.
Vietnam has authorized the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine, the first treatment approved in the country. Singapore has suspended green lane arrangements with Germany, Malaysia and South Korea. Virus mutations that likely offer some resistance to vaccine and antibody treatments are now prevalent in both South Africa and Brazil.
Globally, cases exceeded 102 million with deaths crossing 2.2 million.
