US
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_dailytrendscases
India delta B.1.617.2 variant, in US
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/variants/variant-surveillance.html
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/variants/variant-cases.html
May, 8th, 3%
Now, 6%
40 percent more transmissible than the UK alpha variant, B.1.1.7
One vaccine dose, 33 % protection
(50% for alpha variant)
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vaccines-highly-effective-against-b-1-617-2-variant-after-2-doses
Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca, 88% effective in preventing symptomatic disease caused by delta
(Moderna probably similar)
70% of adults by 4th July
Now, 63.8%
On track for 67%
Incentives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsiuNeGb-bk
Burgers, donuts, beers, lottery tickets
Washington State, joints
California, lotteries
West Virginia, trucks and guns
UK
R = 1.3
London, 1.8 on low levels
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk
Portugal now amber
Manchester and Lancashire surge testing and vaccinations
Government, race between jabs and variants is growing “tighter”
25 to 29s from yesterday
Matt Hancock, Indian/Delta variant, 40 per cent more transmissible than Kent/Alpha variant
Increases in recent weeks, concentrated among secondary school-aged children
Matt Hancock formally asked Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation
(JCVI), to produce clinical advice on vaccinating 12- to 17-year-olds
https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/joint-committee-on-vaccination-and-immunisation
(after the Pfizer jab was approved for this age group)
As of June 3
12,383 cases of Delta variant
464 reported for emergency assessment
126 people admitted to hospital
83 were unvaccinated
28 had received one dose
3 both doses of vaccine
ONS
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19roundup/2020-03-26
Prevalence, week ending 29 May 2021
England, 0.16% (1 in 640)
Wales, 0.10% (1 in 1,050)
Northern Ireland, 0.12% (1 in 800)
Scotland, 0.15% (1 in 680)
B.1.617.2 (WHO “Delta”), most common
Infections and deaths
Deaths, week ending 28th May
Most deaths no longer among those aged 75 years and over
England and Wales, total deaths, 3.1% below average
Covid deaths, 95 (down 12 on the week)
Antibody positivity
Week ending 22nd May
England, 80.3% of adults would have tested positive for antibodies
Wales, 82.7%
Northern Ireland, 79.9%
Scotland, 72.6%
Highest among older age groups
Spain
Open to global fully vaccinated
Except, Brazil, India, South Africa,
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/06/07/spain-opens-borders-vaccinated-tourists/
Official certificates, visitors vaccinated at least 14 days before
Or, Covid-19 infection in the past six months
Vaccines accepted
Those approved by EMA, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson
And, World Health Organization approved, Sinopharm and Sinovac
European Union, Digital Green Certificate coming
(Still on UK amber list)
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