Evening Briefing: AstraZeneca faces new snag

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Here’s the latest. Alessandro Grassani for The New York Times 1. Another setback for AstraZeneca. Britain said that it would [offer alternatives to AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for adults under 30](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiULkiP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvQnJpdGFpbi1ldXJvcGVhbi11bmlvbi1hc3RyYXplbmVjYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjEwNDA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI4OTgwJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU1MTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgZSI0bmDmRNPWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) after European regulators described a “possible link” between the vaccine and rare blood clots. Above, the AstraZeneca vaccine being administered in Milan last month. The government’s announcement came after months of backing AstraZeneca’s shot — a heavy blow for the world’s most widely used vaccine and to the more than 100 countries relying on it, particularly in the global south. Europe’s medical regulator stopped short of advising that use of the vaccine be curbed in the bloc. U.K. and European regulators said blood clots were occurring at a rate of about one in 100,000 vaccines administered. European officials reiterated that the benefits of the vaccine outweighed the risk, but urged health professionals and recipients of the shot to be cautious about symptoms. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiULkiP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTQ3JmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIxMDQwN1cDbnl0QgpgZSI0bmDmRNPWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Daniel Dreifuss for The New York Times 2. And in the U.S., a worrisome projection is now a reality: Most infections in the country are now [caused by a contagious virus variant](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiULkiP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy12YXJpYW50cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjEwNDA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI4OTgwJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU1MTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgZSI0bmDmRNPWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that was first identified in Britain. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also said that 52 of the agency’s 64 jurisdictions were now [reporting cases of B.1.1.7](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiULkiP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2RjLmdvdi9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy8yMDE5LW5jb3YvdHJhbnNtaXNzaW9uL3ZhcmlhbnQtY2FzZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIxMDQwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yODk4MCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NTE1OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYGUiNG5g5kTT1lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiULkiP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTUxNjMwJmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIxMDQwN1cDbnl0QgpgZSI0bmDmRNPWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Federal health officials are tracking reports of increasing cases associated with day care centers and youth sports, and hospitals are admitting younger adults with “severe disease,” Dr. Walensky said. That variant has been found to be most prevalent in Michigan, Florida, Colorado, California, above in February, Minnesota and Massachusetts, as scientists warn of a possible fourth virus surge. New cases, hospitalizations and deaths have declined from their peaks in January, but new infections have increased after plateauing. Amr Alfiky/The New York Times 3. The Biden administration detailed corporate tax increases that would raise $2.5 trillion over 15 years for infrastructure spending. The plan, if enacted by Congress, would [raise the corporate tax rate to 28 percent from 21 percent,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiULkiP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wNy9idXNpbmVzcy9iaWRlbi10YXgtcGxhbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjEwNDA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI4OTgwJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU1MTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgZSI0bmDmRNPWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and limit the ability of American companies to evade taxes by shifting profits overseas. The plan would also replace fossil fuel subsidies with tax incentives that promote clean energy production. [Here’s a breakdown of the proposal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiULkiP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wNy9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L3doYXQtaXMtaW4tdGhlLWJpZGVuLXRheC1wbGFuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMTA0MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjg5ODAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTUxNTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBlIjRuYOZE09ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). President Biden said he was willing to compromise on the $2.3 trillion infrastructure bill [but would not tolerate “doing nothing.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiULkiP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wNy91cy9iaWRlbi1pbmZyYXN0cnVjdHVyZS10YXhlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjEwNDA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI4OTgwJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU1MTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgZSI0bmDmRNPWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Much of the overhaul is aimed at reversing a deep slide in corporate taxes signed into law by President Donald Trump. Joshua Rashaad McFadden for The New York Times 4. Educators in Minneapolis are grappling with how to talk about Derek Chauvin’s murder trial. Some teachers like Lacrissha Walton, above, have used it as an opportunity to [examine the complex issues of race, policing and the criminal justice system](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiULkiP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wNy91cy9kZXJlay1jaGF1dmluLXRyaWFsLXN0dWRlbnRzLW1pbm5lYXBvbGlzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMTA0MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjg5ODAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTUxNTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBlIjRuYOZE09ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). They’ve asked students to share their opinions during class and created opportunities for children to talk about their feelings of racial trauma and fears of potential unrest. “This situation makes me afraid of adulthood and growing up in America,” one 16-year-old student said. A use-of-force expert testified on Wednesday that [Mr. Chauvin had used “deadly force” on Mr. Floyd](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiULkiP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wNy91cy9sYXBkLWNoYXV2aW4tZ2VvcmdlLWZsb3lkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMTA0MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjg5ODAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTUxNTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBlIjRuYOZE09ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)when he should have used none. [Here are other key takeaways from Day 8 of the trial.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiULkiP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wNy91cy9kZXJlay1jaGF1dmluLXRyaWFsLXRha2Vhd2F5cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjEwNDA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI4OTgwJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU1MTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgZSI0bmDmRNPWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Erik Branch for The New York Times 5. Kentucky just became the only red state to expand voting rights in the wake of the 2020 election. Republican lawmakers and the state’s Democratic governor, Andy Beshear,[backed a new law](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiULkiP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9rZW50dWNreS12b3RpbmctbGF3Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMTA0MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjg5ODAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTUxNTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBlIjRuYOZE09ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) that, among other provisions, establishes three days of early voting and introduces voting centers that would allow for more in-person balloting options. Kentucky Republicans bucked their party’s trend for both political and logistical reasons: Under sweeping new pandemic election rules, Republicans had one of their best cycles in years. And Kentucky already had a low bar to clear: Before 2020, it had some of the strictest voting laws in the country. If you’ve found this newsletter helpful, [please consider subscribing to The New York Times — with this special offer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiULkiP0TPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uP2NhbXBhaWduSWQ9OVVRRkomY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMTA0MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjg5ODAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTUxNTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBlIjRuYOZE09ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Your support makes our work possible. Alfredo Zuniga/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 6. Two years after the Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate suffered stinging defeats in Syria and Iraq, the terrorist group has found a new lifeline in Africa. Analysts say the group has forged alliances with local militant groups, many of which are only loosely connected to the Islamic State. But as violence from Islamist extremists on the African continent reached a record high over the past year, the terrorist group has claimed victories [in an effort to inspire supporters](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiULkiP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wNy93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2EvSVNJUy1BZnJpY2EtTW96YW1iaXF1ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjEwNDA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI4OTgwJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU1MTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgZSI0bmDmRNPWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Most recently, the Islamic State claimed credit last week for a dayslong rampage in northern Mozambique, where militants with distant ties to the terrorist group ambushed Pemba, a key port town, pictured above. Dozens were killed. Ringo H.W. Chiu/Associated Press 7. Tiger Woods was driving nearly 90 miles per hour in a 45-m.p.h. zone when he crashed his car in February, according to the Los Angeles County sheriff. Woods was driving his S.U.V. along a tricky stretch of road in Los Angeles County. By the time his car struck a tree, it was traveling at [an estimated 75 m.p.h.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiULkiP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wNy9zcG9ydHMvZ29sZi90aWdlci13b29kcy1zcGVlZGluZy1jYXItY3Jhc2guaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIxMDQwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yODk4MCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NTE1OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYGUiNG5g5kTT1lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) The golfer was not citied for driving too fast and no criminal charges will be filed, the sheriff said. There were no signs of impairment or intoxication, and Woods — who has no memory of the collision — was wearing his seatbelt. Woods, 45, sustained severe injuries to his right leg, requiring at least two operations. He won’t be playing at the Masters this weekend, where [several young golfers are ready to usher in a new era](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiULkiP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wNi9zcG9ydHMvZ29sZi9nb2xmLW1hc3RlcnMtdGlnZXItZXJhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMTA0MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjg5ODAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTUxNTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBlIjRuYOZE09ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Reidar Hahn/Fermilab, via U.S. Department of Energy 8. Evidence is mounting that a tiny subatomic particle is being influenced by unknown forms of matter and energy, according to [new research that could rewrite the laws of physics](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiULkiP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wNy9zY2llbmNlL3BhcnRpY2xlLXBoeXNpY3MtbXVvbi1mZXJtaWxhYi1icm9va2hhdmVuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMTA0MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjg5ODAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTUxNTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBlIjRuYOZE09ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) as we thought we knew them. Muons, which are like electrons but far heavier, were subjected to an intense magnetic field in experiments performed at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, in Batavia, Ill., above. 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