Poor countries locked out of the market for expensive Covid-19 vaccines are at risk of becoming breeding grounds for variants, like one found in South Africa, that might make vaccines less effective.
■ As frustration mounts in Canada over lockdowns and the glacial pace of vaccinations, a consortium of some of the country’s largest companies has begun a rapid testing program with the aim of protecting their 350,000 employees.
■ The European Union has abruptly reversed an attempt to restrict vaccine exports from the bloc into Britain, the latest misstep in the continent’s faltering vaccine rollout.
■ U.S. health authorities have issued an order requiring masks in all transportation hubs, defined as including any “airport, bus terminal, marina, seaport or other port, subway station, terminal, train station, U.S. port of entry or any other location that provides transportation.”
The New York Times
