J&J jab linked to more blood clots; double vaccine production, says UN – as it happened

MRNA vaccines appear to neutralise Indian variant; CDC says there is plausible causal association' between vaccine and dangerous clotting

• Norway ends use of AstraZeneca vaccine and delays decision on J&J
• Covid pandemic was preventable, says WHO-commissioned report
• Spain aims to receive British tourists without Covid tests from 20 May
• Scores more bodies of suspected Covid victims found in Indian rivers
• China has used pandemic to boost global image, report says

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Employment for frontline healthcare workers should be conditional" on Covid-19 vaccination, according to an article in a medical journal.

The piece published in the Journal of Medical Ethics suggests that unless staff have a valid medical reason not to get the jab, it should be a condition of employment.