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| Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca PLC and the University of Oxford are conducting early-stage research into whether potential modifications of their vaccines could reduce or eliminate the risk of rare but serious blood clots, The Wall Street Journal reported. |
| The Journal, citing sources it described as close to the process, said outside scientists also are joining the effort and that emerging clues into how the clots form are boosting hopes of identifying the cause. |
| It's Tuesday, and this is Coronavirus Watch from the USA TODAY Network. Here's more news you need to know: |
| • | The Food and Drug Administration is warning about a possible link between that Johnson & Johnson vaccine and the autoimmune disorder known as Guillain-Barré syndrome. In a statement, the agency said the data "suggests an association" between the vaccine and a higher risk of the condition, but not enough "to establish a causal relationship." | | • | Booster shots? Federal health officials stuck to their position that Americans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 don't need a booster shot after meeting Monday with representatives from vaccine maker Pfizer. | | • | Some Boston College students and their parents are angered by the Catholic school's refusal to grant religious exemptions to people who don't want to get a mandated coronavirus vaccine because of a purported link to aborted fetal tissue. Pope Francis, however, said in January that Catholics have a moral obligation to take the vaccine. | | • | Nearly 1 million people in France made vaccine appointments in a single day Monday as infections are on the rise in France, driving talk the president might announce vaccination requirements. | |
| Today's numbers: The U.S. has reported more than 33.8 million COVID-19 cases and nearly 607,00 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Worldwide, there have been more than 187.5 million cases and more than 4 million deaths. About 55% of people in the U.S. have received at least one vaccine shot, and about 48% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. |
| Tracking the pandemic: See the numbers in your area here. See where cases are rising here. See vaccination rates here. And here, compare vaccinations rates worldwide and see which countries are using which vaccines. |
| – Grace Hauck, USA TODAY breaking news reporter, @grace_hauck |
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