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Europe's medicines regulator says that blood clots should be listed as a very rare side effect of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine, but that the benefits of the shot still outweigh the risks. SOUNDBITE
A man receives the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus at the Hospital Posadas in Buenos Aires as Argentina launches its Covid-19 vaccination campaign, with frontline healthcare workers given priority. IMAGES
Frontline healthcare workers receive the Covid-19 vaccine at the Memorial Healthcare System Hospital in Miramar, Florida. Hospital officials say they expect to vaccinate 1,100 to 1,200 people per day at the facility, as the United States kicks off a mass vaccination drive, hoping to turn the tide on the world's biggest coronavirus outbreak. IMAGES
At the Lille Regional Health Agency, French Prime Minister Jean Castex listens to an update on the resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic in the Lille metropolis, where the wearing of masks is now compulsory in certain open public places. IMAGES
World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells reporters in Geneva that "Covid-19" will be the new official name for the deadly coronavirus that was first identified in China on December 31. SOUNDBITE