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Here’s what you need to know:The biopharmaceutical company Emergent BioSolutions in Baltimore.Credit...Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA, via ShutterstockThe Biden administration on Saturday put Johnson & Johnson in charge of a Baltimore contract plant that ruined 15 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine, and moved to stop the facility from making another ...

Here’s what you need to know:A pastor Eddie Taylor, 58, center, and his wife, Helen Taylor, 60, right, waited in line to enter a vaccination site in Houston on Monday.Credit...Go Nakamura for The New York TimesAs eligibility for Covid-19 vaccination rapidly expands to all adults in many states over ...

Here’s what you need to know:Ocean Drive in Miami Beach on Thursday. College students have arrived in the South Florida area for the annual spring break ritual.Credit...Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe city of Miami Beach, worried about big crowds filling the streets of South Beach and the threat of a resurgent ...

Imran Khan’s positive test comes as Pakistan sees a steep rise in infections. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday, two days after receiving his first vaccine dose, government officials said, urging people not to be deterred from getting vaccinated. Pakistan’s vaccination roll-out ...

Here’s what you need to know:VideotranscriptBacktranscriptWorld Health Organization Supports AstraZeneca VaccineMembers of the World Health Organization backed the AstraZeneca vaccine, despite a growing number of countries that have suspended the use of the vaccine.“Since our last press conference on Friday, several more countries have suspended the use of AstraZeneca ...

The extension comes as Pakistan's Covid-19 cases move past 600,000. Amid rising coronavirus cases, Pakistan has extended the duration of restrictions imposed on inbound flights, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said on Saturday, reported Geo News. The extension comes as Pakistan's Covid-19 cases move past 600,000. The ...

India likely to be the biggest recipient of Covax doses. Pakistan, Nigeria and Indonesia will be among the biggest recipients of free Covid-19 vaccines before June — more than 10 million doses each — the Covax scheme announced on Tuesday. Some 238.2 million doses will be distributed ...

India likely to be the biggest recipient of Covax doses. Pakistan, Nigeria and Indonesia will be among the biggest recipients of free Covid-19 vaccines before June — more than 10 million doses each — the Covax scheme announced on Tuesday. Some 238.2 million doses will be distributed ...

Here’s what you need to know:A Covid-19 victim being placed in a hearse in El Cajon, Calif., in January.Credit...Mario Tama/Getty ImagesCalifornia surpassed 50,000 known coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, the first state to reach that chilling milestone.The news comes as a bleak reminder that the recent progress the state has ...

Here’s what you need to know:A line for coronavirus tests in Los Angeles. The life expectancy gap between Black and white Americans grew during the pandemic to six years, the largest figure since 1998.Credit...Philip Cheung for The New York TimesLife expectancy in the United States fell by a full ...