Kamala Harris gets second Covid-19 vaccine dose, urges everyone to do likewise
Following a slow roll-out, after two coronavirus vaccines received emergency approval in December, the United States administered more than 1 million shots daily for the past week.
ANI, Washington
PUBLISHED ON JAN 27, 2021 05:15 AM IST
US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday took her second dose of the coronavirus vaccine in a televised setting at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and urged Americans to get vaccinated.
"I want to urge everyone to take the vaccine when it is your turn," Harris told CSPAN viewers on Tuesday. "It will save your life." Harris received her first vaccine dose on December 29.
Following a slow roll-out, after two coronavirus vaccines received emergency approval in December, the United States administered more than 1 million shots daily for the past week.
President Joe Biden has said the goal of his administration is to vaccinate 100 million Americans in the first 100 days of his presidency.
Meanwhile, the White House today said in a press release that the Biden administration is working to purchase additional 200 million more doses of Covid-19 vaccines to reach 600 million doses this summer and vaccinate 300 million people.
"The Biden-Harris administration is working to purchase an additional 100 million doses of each of the two Food and Drug Administration-authorized vaccines - Pfizer and Moderna," the release said on Tuesday. "This increases the total vaccine order for the US by 50 per cent, from 400 million to 600 million with these additional doses expected to deliver this summer."
The release added that with the additional doses the United States will have enough vaccines to fully vaccinate 300 million Americans by the end of the summer.
US implicates Saudi crown prince in Khashoggi's killing: Timeline of the murder
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 27, 2021 12:31 PM IST
Khashoggi, a US resident who wrote opinion columns for the Washington Post critical of the 35-year-old crown prince’s policies, was killed and dismembered by a team of operatives linked to Salman in the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul in 2018.
Would consider limits on who gets Covid-19 relief checks: Joe Biden
Reuters, Washington
PUBLISHED ON FEB 27, 2021 12:16 PM IST
The president told House Democrats in a conference call that he does not want to begin his presidency with a broken promise on delivering relief.
Former president Trump continues to be a force to be reckoned with, CPAC shows
AP, Washington
UPDATED ON FEB 27, 2021 11:32 AM IST
- Those gathered at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference Friday made clear they are not ready to move on from the former president — or from his baseless charges that the November election was rigged against him.
Winter Olympics part of China's 'communist propaganda campaign': Nikki Haley
PTI, Washington
PUBLISHED ON FEB 27, 2021 11:27 AM IST
The White House, however, said that no decision has been taken yet on the demands of the leaders.
Brazil resorts to lockdowns and curfews to quell Covid-19 surge
Reuters, Brasilia
PUBLISHED ON FEB 27, 2021 10:53 AM IST
In Brasilia, where the president lives and works, Governor Ibaneis Rocha decreed a lockdown starting early on Sunday.
Australia moves closer to pre-pandemic life, Covid-19 'reined in' for now
Reuters
UPDATED ON FEB 27, 2021 10:43 AM IST
The states of New South Wales have allowed some dancing while Victoria is permitting larger crowds at sporting events.
Judge approves $650 million Facebook privacy lawsuit settlement
AP, San Francisco
PUBLISHED ON FEB 27, 2021 10:43 AM IST
US District Judge James Donato approved the deal in a class-action lawsuit that was filed in Illlinois in 2015. Nearly 1.6 million Facebook users in Illinois who submitted claims will be affected.
US CDC says risk of Ebola to the United States is extremely low
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON FEB 27, 2021 10:39 AM IST
Guinea started an Ebola vaccination campaign on Tuesday, the World Health Organization said earlier in the week, as authorities race to contain the first resurgence of the virus there since the world's worst outbreak in 2013-2016.
Malaysia receives China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for regulatory testing
Bloomberg
UPDATED ON FEB 27, 2021 10:37 AM IST
Malaysia's Pharmaniaga Bhd. will package and manufacture the vaccine shots in the country. The company last month signed an agreement for Sinovac Biotech Ltd. to supply 14 million doses in stages that will cover 22% of the population.
Committed to providing equal access to vaccines to Palestinians: India at UNSC
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 27, 2021 10:36 AM IST
- Nagaraj Naidu also said that India has been helping the war torn region with healthcare equipment, medicines as well as Covid-19 vaccines from the beginning of the pandemic.
Explainer: What is love? Beijing desires unconditional loyalty from Hong Kong
Reuters, Hong Kong
PUBLISHED ON FEB 27, 2021 10:34 AM IST
Love might be the ideal, but what Beijing really wants is obedience, control and utterly predictable elections.
US senators introduce bill to end China's access to multiple year visa
PTI, Washington
PUBLISHED ON FEB 27, 2021 10:29 AM IST
The legislation, Visa Security Act, was introduced by Senators Marsha Blackburn, Tom Cotton, Rick Scott, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio on Friday.
Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan passes hurdle in US House
Reuters, Washington
PUBLISHED ON FEB 27, 2021 08:55 AM IST
The House Rules Committee turned back scores of Republican attempts to modify the package and sent it to the House floor for passage late Friday or early Saturday.
After Khashoggi report, US slaps sanctions against 76 Saudi individuals
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
UPDATED ON FEB 27, 2021 08:54 AM IST
Turkish officials say that Jamal Khashoggi was strangled and his body was cut into pieces by a 15-man Saudi group inside the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul in October 2018.
Syria airstrikes: Biden protected US personnel, facilities, says White House
PTI, Washington
PUBLISHED ON FEB 27, 2021 08:08 AM IST
On Thursday, airstrikes in Syria targeted facilities belonging to a powerful Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, reportedly killing one fighter and wounding several others.
