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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd. Antitrust regulators in the UK, Germany and Australia warned against the domination of big tech. The European Medicines Agency said the benefits of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine outweigh the risk of very rare, potentially lethal blood clots.

Condition Updates

A rundown of important global developments in markets, in business, and region-by-region, as well as statistical risk assessments by country and by US state.

Science Under the Scope: Vaccine and Testing Passports for COVID-19

Predictions suggest that the initial vaccination campaign in the US could be completed by late summer 2021. While this is considered a victory for the US, the majority of the world’s population will not have full access to vaccines until at least 2023. The inequity in vaccine distribution has intensified discussions about the use of vaccine or testing passports for freeing up global travel. While controversial, the idea is not without precedent.

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