Covid-19 live updates: More states expand vaccine eligibility as inoculation ramps up
Here are some significant developments:
- Oxford University and AstraZeneca reported Monday morning that their “vaccine for the world” was safe and 79 percent effective overall, according to data from a long-awaited clinical trial in the United States, Chile and Peru.
- Pregnant women who receive a coronavirus vaccine not only acquire protective antibodies against the virus for themselves but also may pass along immunity to their babies, emerging research shows.
- Some people in the United Arab Emirates are being invited to receive a third shot of the Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine after antibody tests indicated they did not have a sufficient immune response following two doses of the Chinese-made shot. There has been a similar report out of China as well.
- Miami Beach commissioners voted to impose an 8 p.m. curfew in the entertainment district on weekends until April 11, the end of the spring break period amid an uncontrolled flood of revelers.
- At least 81.4 million people have received one or both doses of a coronavirus vaccine in the United States. More than 542,000 people have died from coronavirus in the country, out of roughly 29.8 million confirmed cases.
Source: WP
