WHO experts to meet on AstraZeneca shot as virus cases surge

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GENEVA — World Health Organization (WHO) safety experts prepared to meet Tuesday (March 16) over the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine whose rollout has been halted in several European countries over blood clot fears, imperilling the pandemic fight as infection rates surge.

 

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