Vials labelled"COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" and syringe are seen in front of displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken, February 9, 2021. Initial deliveries of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine should start on Tuesday, senior Biden administration officials said on Sunday, saying they hoped to boost lagging vaccination rates among minorities.
The US officials said they respected the concerns raised by some Black Americans given a history of past disparities and "egregiously unethical conduct", including the Tuskegee study in Macon County, Alabama, in which federal health officials denied black men treatment to study syphilis from 1932 to 1972.
"We have directed states to manage distribution of all vaccines in a fair and equitable way, and we will continue to monitor that closely," a second official said.Mainland China reported 19 new Covid-19 cases on February 28, up from six cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Monday.
School reopenings, an intensely debated matter, have varied sharply across the country, with some private and religious schools opening before public schools and teachers in some areas pro testing any early return. The lockdown led to several major sporting and cultural events being cancelled or postponed in Auckland.
"Taking the vaccine will not alter your DNA, it will not embed a tracking device in your body, neither will it cause infertility in women or in men," he said. "The new money will continue to vaccinate the population and ensure every adult is offered a dose of a vaccine by July 31," the ministry said.Slovak government will tighten anti-epidemic measures from March 3, including stricter limits on people's movement, as the country struggles with the resurgent coronavirus.
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