
AstraZeneca's troubles dent global vaccination hopes
CNN
Cheaper and more easily stored than other Covid-19 vaccines, AstraZeneca's shot was hailed as the world's way out of the pandemic. But on Wednesday the European Medicines Agency (EMA) confirmed a possible link between the vaccine and rare blood clots.
The risk appears small but potentially higher for younger age groups. News of the possible side effect has dealt a blow to the globe's vaccination hopes.
In Venezuela, daily routines seem undisturbed: children attending school, adults going to work, vendors opening their businesses. But beneath this facade lurks anxiety, fear, and frustration, with some even taking preventative measures against a possible attack amid the tension between the United States and Venezuela.

The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east of Venezuela – the admiral who oversaw the operation told lawmakers on Thursday according to two sources with direct knowledge of his remarks.











