US vaccination pace resumes, Michigan sees surge

THE US recorded 4 million vaccine doses on Friday, returning the pace of inoculations almost to the level before a post holiday lull, according to the Bloomberg Vaccine Tracker.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer called for Michiganders to voluntarily suspend social activities for two weeks, and asked the federal government to prioritize additional vaccines to the state, to help slow the spread in the hottest Covid-19 spot in the US.

Pfizer and its partner BioNTech SE said they would ask regulators in the US and elsewhere to allow use of their Covid-19 vaccine in adolescents ages 12 to 15.

A Johns Hopkins University's professor said AstraZeneca Plc's shots are still safe "overall" even as some countries limited its use, while the company that designed the vaccine is planning a US IPO.

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