Canada extends shelf life of AstraZeneca jab by 1 month. Other Covid19 updates: 🇲🇽 Mexico reports 2,725 cases, 383 more deaths 🇺🇸 More US states ease lingering virus rules 🇻🇪 Venezuela implements second phase of vaccination plan For more:
FILE PHOTO: A vial labelled with the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken on March 19, 2021. Canadian health authorities announced Saturday they were pushing back the expiration date on nearly 50,000 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine by one month.
But they said they received information from the company on May 27 including "product stability and mathematical modelling data" that showed the two lots could be safely and effectively used for an extra month.Mexico has reported another 2,725 coronavirus cases and an additional 383 deaths, according to health ministry data, bringing the overall number of cases to 2,411,503 and the death toll to 223,455.
It's one more sign of progress that reflects increasingly positive health data. On Saturday, Illinois' Department of Public Health reported 802 new confirmed and probable infections, the second-lowest one-day total in the last six months. Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker lifted a mask mandate effective Saturday, though face coverings are still required in certain places, including on public transportation.Virginia relaxed its distancing and capacity restrictions on Friday.
Venezuela began the first phase of vaccination on February 18, focusing on the health, security and education sectors.