Covid-19 roundup: Trump ad­min­is­tra­tion plan­ning to speed up shots; EMA to re­view As­traZeneca/Ox­ford vac­cine

Fol­low­ing re­ports from Joe Biden’s tran­si­tion team that the Pres­i­dent-elect is plan­ning to re­lease near­ly every avail­able dose of Covid-19 vac­cines when he takes of­fice, the Trump ad­min­is­tra­tion is plan­ning to speed up vac­ci­na­tions be­fore next week’s in­au­gu­ra­tion.

New fed­er­al guide­lines planned for Tues­day will rec­om­mend let­ting every­one old­er than 65 get a vac­cine, as well as all adults at high risk for in­fec­tion, ac­cord­ing to re­ports from Ax­ios and the As­so­ci­at­ed Press. The move would get shots in­to arms rather than hold­ing some dos­es back for sec­ond shots of two-dose reg­i­mens.

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