Graphics data
https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations
India
Cases, + 357,000 = 20,000,000
Deaths, + 3,449
Next few months
Peak cases, 15th to 20th May
Peak deaths, early June
High level of cases until August
Vaccine rollout
All over 18s eligible
150 million doses given
Fully vaccinated, 2%
US restricts flights from India
Citizens and people with residency rights allowed
Varanasi
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-56969283
Harishchandra and Manikarnika ghats, funeral pyres have been burning non-stop for past month
Normally, 80 – 90 per day
Now, 300 – 400 per day
Spread to villages
Chiraigaon block, 110 villages, population 230,000
Each village reported 5 to 10 deaths in recent days, some 15 to 30
Sudhir Singh Pappu
There is no hospital in the block, no oxygen and no medicines
There’s no space in government hospitals,
private hospitals ask for a deposit of 200,000 rupees (£1,953; $2,705) to 500,000 rupees even before they look at a patient
We have nowhere to go
Kamal Kant Pandey, Aidhe village
Situation in village was worse than the city
If you tested everyone in my village of 2,700 people, at least half would be positive.
So many people have cough, fever, pain in the lower back, weakness, loss of taste and smell
gasping for breath
Deaths in Aidhe not making it onto the official database
there’s no testing here
US
70 – 85%
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/05/03/pfizer-vaccine-for-adolescents/
Pfizer, FDA. expanded emergency use authorization to 12 and over
Pfizer submitted data, n = 2,300 12 to 15 year olds
18 positive cases after 2 shots
All in placebo group
Follow-on trials in younger children are ongoing
Moderna, current trial in 12 to 15 years
J and J planning single shot trials
UK
Liverpool experiments
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56962231
Friday and Saturday, nightclub pilot events, 3,000 people per night
Sunday, mini-festival, Sefton Park
Official government trial events
All ticket holders
Supervised lateral flow test the day before
(had to be negative)
Strongly encouraged to take PCR tests on the day of the show
Retest in 5 days, Friday
Studying, audience movement and interaction, ventilation, duration, catering and alcohol consumption
From 17th May
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/05/04/portugal-greek-spanish-islands-israel-declared-safe-holiday/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/04/30/holidays-get-green-light-may-17/
Green list
One test within 72 hours of departure from England
At least one PCR test on arrival back to England
High vaccination rates
Low prevalence
Capacity for genome analysis
Health system for tourists
Gibraltar, Malta, Israel, Iceland
Portugal
Rhodes, Kos, Zakynthos, Corfu, Crete
Canary Islands and Israel
United States ??
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, (MHRA)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/covid-news-face-masks-lockdown-end-vaccine-cases-deaths/
There is currently no evidence that drinking alcohol interferes with the efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccines.
We would advise anyone concerned about this to talk to their healthcare professional
Vaccinations
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-vaccine-tracker-global-distribution/
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