The Latest on COVID-19

Updated on April 21, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. PDT

President Joe Biden said today that the U.S. would reach over 200 million COVID-19 shots given since the start of his administration. Biden had originally promised 100 million shots in his first 100 days but then doubled that goal as vaccinations increased.
Pfizer has identified counterfeit versions of the drugmaker’s COVID-19 vaccine in Mexico and Poland, reported the Wall Street Journal.
A new study has found that COVID-19 vaccines using mRNA technology appear to be safe for pregnant women. Pregnant women weren’t included in initial testing, but preliminary data of over 35,000 people found that the vaccines didn’t increase the risk of pregnancy complications.