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Linda Busby, 74, stiffens up as she receives a shot of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Service Center, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Clarksdale, Miss. The Mississippi Department of Human Services is in the initial stages of teaming up with community senior services statewide to help older residents get vaccinated. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

What Experts Know About Rare Blood Clots And Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine In PA

Risk of dying from the virus is 2,000 times greater than the risk of vaccine complications

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2019 file photo, a sign is displayed at Planned Parenthood of Utah in Salt Lake City. Federal officials say they’re redirecting nearly $34 million to cover gaps in access to birth control by low-income women after Trump administration abortion restrictions led to an exodus of clinics from the federal family planning program. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Biden Administration Moves To Undo Trump Abortion Rules For Title X

The Trump administration tried to "defund" Planned Parenthood and other groups through changes to the Title X family planning program. The Biden administration is proposing reversing those rules.

Illustration shows a bottle of Covid-19 vaccine of AstraZeneca at a press moment concerning the live performance of cello-player Bunzendahl, at the VacCovid vaccination centre at Park Spoor Oost, in Antwerp, Tuesday 23 March 2021. Research has shown that classical music reduces stress, discomfort and anxiety in a waiting room. Because live music intensifies this effect, cellist Bunzendahl is performing at the vaccination village at Spoor Oost in Antwerp. This first live performance in VacCovid is a trial performance, which may be continued. BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM (Photo by DIRK WAEM/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

Denmark Drops AstraZeneca Vaccine, Citing Rare Side Effects, Epidemic 'Under Control'

The Danish Health Authority said it will continue its vaccination campaign without the shot made by AstraZeneca, but said its benefits outweigh the risks for those who do get it.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 25: Dr. Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing concerning federal efforts to combat the opioid crisis, October 25, 2017 in Washington, DC. Lawmakers on the committee threatened to subpoena information from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) regarding their delayed responses about drug distributors that poured in millions of pain pills into West Virginia. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Ex-FDA Chief Sees 'Struggle' To Vaccinate More Than Half U.S. Population

Dr. Scott Gottlieb doesn't expect enough demand for the vaccine much beyond 160 million Americans. But he says there may eventually be enough immunity to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy, D-Albany, joins other lawmakers and restaurant owners to push for a two-year extension of an alcohol to-go rule KAREN DEWITT / WRVO NEWS

New York Restaurants And Bars Seek Extended Alcohol To-Go Rule

Restaurants, financially devastated by months-long indoor dining bans to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, say the rule helped some of them turn enough profit to keep from closing.

Karen Gibson (L), Senate sergeant-at-arms, attends the service for US Capitol Officer William "Billy" Evans, as his remains lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on April 13, 2021. - Evans was killed and another wounded after a man rammed through security and crashed into a barrier at the complex, forcing it into lockdown less than three months after a mob insurrection at Congress. (Photo by Tom Williams / POOL / AFP) (Photo by TOM WILLIAMS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

New Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Wants To Keep Capitol Secure And Open To The Public

Locking down the Capitol "defeats the purpose of having the people's house that is available and open to constituents," says Karen Gibson, who helped review the Jan. 6 assault on the building.

China To Loom Large At Biden's Summit With Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga

As the U.S. tries to enlist allies to help meet the challenges posed by China, perhaps no nation is more central than Japan. Suga is the first foreign leader to meet face-to-face with President Biden.

Khamesi Black, right, of Truth Pharm speaks at a parole reform rally in Binghamton on Thursday. (Jillian Forstadt/WSKG)

Binghamton Advocates Push Parole Reform, Thank Lupardo For Support

"Even if the court ends up dismissing the violation, that one day or few days that you spend in jail are enough to lose your job."

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - APRIL 14: (EDITORS NOTE: Best quality available) In this handout provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter poses for a mugshot at the Hennepin County Jail on April 14, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Potter, a 26-year police veteran, was charged with with second-degree manslaughter in the death 20-year-old Daunte Wright who she shot and killed following a traffic stop. (Photo by Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images)

Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Makes 1st Court Appearance In Manslaughter Case

Kim Potter has been charged with second-degree manslaughter. Wright's family has expressed skepticism about the police explanation that Potter mistook her gun for her Taser.

Boxes containing the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine sit next to vials in the pharmacy of National Jewish Hospital for distribution early Saturday, March 6, 2021, in east Denver. Volunteers worked with nurses and physicians from National Jewish to administer 2,500 vaccinations of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine that requires a single shot instead of two like the other vaccines. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

COVID-19 Hospitalizations Drop in New York, While Vaccinations Climb

In recent days, the state’s COVID-19 indicators have shifted downward, with a decline in the statewide positivity rate compared to numbers seen in March.

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