AstraZeneca asserts no link between vaccine, blood clots as more countries suspend use

Drugmaker AstraZeneca said late Sunday that there is no scientific evidence of any link between its coronavirus vaccine and recent deaths in Europe from blood clots, even as more countries have temporarily halted the use of the shot.

In a statement, AstraZeneca said that of the 17 million people so far inoculated with its vaccine, jointly produced with Oxford University, there have only been 15 cases of deep vein thrombosis and 22 pulmonary embolisms. “This is much lower than would be expected to occur naturally in a general population of this size and is similar across other licensed COVID-19 vaccines,” the company said.

On Sunday, the Dutch government announced it was suspending use of the vaccine for the next two weeks while its safety was investigated. Ireland and Italy’s northern Piedmont region have halted its use as well. The vaccine has not been approved for use in the United States, although doses have been bought.

Here are some significant developments:
Infectious-disease expert Anthony S. Fauci called for former president Donald Trump to encourage his supporters to get vaccinated after polls show high rates of vaccine hesitancy among his backers.
World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma serenaded a vaccination clinic in Massachusetts with a performance of Bach after he received his second dose.
Duke University has put its entire student body under quarantine amid a surge in coronavirus cases linked to fraternity parties.
In a study of its platform, Facebook discovered that most of the comments promoting vaccine hesitancy are coming from a limited number of users that have a major role in pushing this skepticism.

The coronavirus pandemic upended almost every aspect of school at once. It was not just the move from classrooms to computer screens. It tested basic ideas about instruction, attendance, testing, funding, the role of technology and the human connections that hold it all together.

A year later, a rethinking is underway, with a growing sense that some changes may last.

“There may be an opportunity to reimagine what schools will look like,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told The Washington Post. “It’s always important we continue to think about how to evolve schooling so the kids get the most out of it.”

Others in education see a similar opening. The pandemic pointed anew to glaring inequities of race, disability and income. Learning loss is getting new attention. Schools with poor ventilation systems are being slotted for upgrades. Teachers who made it through a crash course in teaching virtually are finding lessons that endure.

The Chicago retirees left Morocco on March 15, the day the country suspended international flights. Two days earlier, they had frantically searched for new tickets home after their flight to Spain was canceled.

After a long, tense, unpleasant wait at the airport in Casablanca, they finally boarded their flight. But the trouble wasn’t over yet. David Howe started to feel sick on the plane and passed out in the aisle.

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Like the Howes, travelers all over the world were forced to abandon vacations, honeymoons, bachelor parties and study abroad programs the week the novel coronavirus shut the world down. Trips that started with whispers of a faraway threat came to a sudden end as countries went into lockdown, airlines canceled flights and borders closed.

The outbreak officially became a pandemic. Deaths started to mount.

And suddenly, it was past time to get home.