Updates on CCP Virus: White House Says It’s Holding Onto AstraZeneca Shots for Americans

Staff member handles AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines in storage at Region Hovedstaden's Vaccine Center, Copenhagen, Denmark, on Feb. 11, 2021. Ritzau Scanpix/Liselotte Sabroe via Reuters

The White House is holding onto some doses of AstraZeneca Plc’s CCP virus vaccine so they can be given to Americans quickly if authorized by the U.S. health regulator, a top administration official announced.

AstraZeneca has produced doses of the vaccine in the United States, where it has yet to be approved. In Europe, 10 countries have halted the use of the jab following reports of blood clots in some people taking the jab.

Australia Records First Local Case in 2 Weeks

Australia on Saturday recorded the first local CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus case in more than two weeks after a doctor tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP virus, triggering restrictions in area hospitals.