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In this March 26, 2021, photo, a member of the Philadelphia Fire Department prepares a dose of the Johnson &amp; Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site setup at a Salvation Army location in Philadelphia. With the U.S. pause of the vaccine, authorities are weighing whether to resume the shots the way European regulators decided to -- with warnings of a “very rare” risk. New guidance is expected late Friday, April 23, after a government advisory panel deliberates a link between the shot and a handful of vaccine recipients who developed highly unusual blood clots. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) **FILE**

U.S. health panel urges restarting Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccinations

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 3, 2021, file photo, U.S. Army medic Kristen Rogers, of Waxhaw, N.C., holds a vial of the Johnson &amp; Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in North Miami, Fla. With the U.S. pause of the vaccine, authorities are weighing whether to resume the shots the way European regulators decided to -- with warnings of a “very rare” risk. New guidance is expected late Friday, April 23, after a government advisory panel deliberates a link between the shot and a handful of vaccine recipients who developed highly unusual blood clots. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

US to resume J&J COVID vaccinations despite rare clot risk

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 14, 2021 file photo, a box with vials of AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 were taken out of a fridge for a few seconds during a vaccination campaign in Amsterdam, Netherlands, . The European Medicines Agency is expected to provide updated guidance Friday April 23, 2021, on how countries across Europe should use the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

EU agency says people should get 2nd dose of AstraZeneca too

By MARIA CHENG - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 9, 2021 file photo syringes are prepared to administer the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 during a vaccination campaign at WiZink indoor arena in Madrid, Spain. =Countries in the European Union have ramped up the vaccination after sluggish start. The uptick comes as countries across Europe also grapple with a rise in infections that has pushed the EU’s overall number of confirmed cases close to 30 million. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, file)

Norway lends AstraZeneca vaccine jabs to Sweden, Iceland

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In this Wednesday, March 3, 2021, file photo, a pharmacist holds a vial of the Johnson &amp; Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Bay Shore, N.Y. Janssen Pharmaceuticals is a division of Johnson &amp; Johnson. On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration released a report saying the now-idle Emergent Biosciences factory where a key contractor was hired to help make Johnson &amp; Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine was dirty, didn’t follow proper manufacturing procedures and had poorly trained staff, resulting in contamination of a batch of the vaccine. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

FDA inspection found problems at factory making J&J vaccine

By Linda A. Johnson - Associated Press

A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus visits the Namba Yasaka Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

The Latest: Hawaii eases virus rules for inter-island travel

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In this April 13, 2021, file photo, a box of Johnson &amp; Johnson vaccines are shown by pharmacist Zsolt Szenasi at a warehouse of Hungaropharma, a Hungarian pharmaceutical wholesale company, in Budapest, Hungary. Experts at the European Medicines Agency are preparing to present the conclusions of their investigation later on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, into possible links between the Johnson &amp; Johnson coronavirus vaccine and very rare cases of unusual clotting disorders detected in the U.S. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP, File)

EU regulator finds link between J&J shot and blood clots, says warning should be added to label

By Maria Cheng - Associated Press

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga boards his plane to depart at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Saturday, April 17, 2021, after his visit to Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

German’s IDT to make 10M AstraZeneca vaccine doses in 2021

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Poland’s vaccines chief not ruffled by church objections

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Kenyans line up to receive a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and provided through the global COVAX initiative, at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Brian Ingasnga)

Africa CDC urges India to lift COVID vaccine export limits

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

A Torlak Institute's employee waits for the visit of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, April 15, 2021. Serbia has announced it will begin packing and later producing Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, which would make it the first European state outside Russia and Belarus to begin manufacturing the jab. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

WHO: Europe has surpassed 1 million COVID-19 deaths

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Soeren Brostroem, Director of the National Board of Health, speaks during a press briefing in Copenhagen, Wednesday April 14, 2021. Denmark decided Wednesday not to resume the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, after putting it on hold last month following reports of rare blood clots in some recipients. (Philip Davali/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Denmark becomes first country to fully ban AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

Denmark decides not to resume use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine following reports of rare blood c

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COVID-19 patient Everton Nascimento de Oliveira, 32, receives treatment at the emergency unit of a field hospital set up for COVID patients in Ribeirao Pires, greater Sao Paulo area, Brazil, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

The Latest: California governor says all schools must reopen

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In this March 6, 2021, file photo, boxes stand next vials of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in the pharmacy of National Jewish Hospital for distribution in east Denver. The drug maker decided Tuesday, April 13, to delay deliveries to Europe after the American regulator recommended a pause in the vaccine's use in the United States while very rare blood clot cases are examined. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Europe scrambles as J&J vaccine delay deals another blow

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen listens to statements during a meeting of the Conference of Presidents at the European Parliament in Brussels, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool)

EU throws weight behind Pfizer-BioNTech and new technology

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

People sit at setup tables outside pubs in Soho, in London, on the day some of England's third coronavirus lockdown restrictions were eased by the British government, Monday, April 12, 2021. Pubs, shops and hairdressers have opened as lockdown restrictions are eased Monday. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

UK hits vaccine target; Johnson warns of more virus deaths

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Kent State University student Marz Anderson gets his Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination from Kent State nurse Beth Krul in Kent, Ohio, Thursday, April 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Phil Long) ** FILE **

CDC, FDA recommend pause on J&J COVID-19 vaccines to investigate clotting reports

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Boxes of Janssen vaccines sit at a warehouse of Hungaropharma, a Hungarian pharmaceutical wholesale company, in Budapest, Hungary, after the arrival of the first batch of the Johnson &amp; Johnson, US, made one-dose vaccine against the new coronavirus in the country Tuesday, April 13, 2021. The first shopment contains 28 thousand doses of Janssen. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

South Africa halts J&J vaccine jabs; Europe rollout delayed

By FRANK JORDANS and MARIA CHENG and ANDREW MELDRUM - Associated Press