In poorest countries, surges worsen shortages of vaccines KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Hati Maronjei once swore he would never get a COVID-19 shot, after a pastor warned that vaccines aren't safe. Now, four months after the first batch of vaccines arrived in Zimbabwe, the 44-year-old street hawker of electronic items is desperate for the shot he can’t get. AP NEWS

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A sense of dread is growing in some of the very poorest countries in the world as virus cases surge and more contagious variants take hold amid a crippling shortage of vaccine.

EU members agree to lift travel restrictions on US tourists BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is recommending that its 27 member countries start lifting restrictions on tourists from the United States. EU members agreed Wednesday to add the U.S. to the list of countries for which they should gradually remove restrictions on non-essential travel. AP NEWS

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is recommending that its 27 member countries start lifting restrictions on tourists from the United States.

FDA authorizes another batch of J&J vaccine The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized another batch of Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) coronavirus vaccine manufactured at a troubled Baltimore facility. Jordan Williams TheHill

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized another batch of Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) coronavirus vaccine manufactured at a troubled Baltimore facility.