WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Covid-battered United States authorized Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine for emergency use Saturday (Sunday in Manila), offering a glimmer of hope as Britain said farewell to fundraising war veteran Captain Tom Moore who died of the virus earlier this month.

US President Joe Biden hailed his country’s announcement of its third available vaccine but said the nation’s battle was far from over.

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