UK
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/cases
Cases, + 6,391 (+53,761)
Down 29.4%
Hospital admissions, + 1,110 (+ 8,463)
Down 22.1%
Deaths, + 343 (+1,991)
Down 36%
Vaccine, first dose, 20,478,619
Second dose, 844,098
US
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56262687
President Biden
Enough vaccines for every adult by the end of May
Two months earlier than expected
100 in 100 well on track
About 1.74 million per day
Merck now helping Johnson & Johnson
We’re now on track to have enough vaccine supply for every adult in America by the end of May
the type of collaboration between companies we saw in World War Two
Stay vigilant
this fight is far from over
VOCs
We cannot let our guard down now or assure that victory is inevitable
We can’t assume that
Vaccines for children
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-february-28-2021-n1259095
Dr. Fauci, MD, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Children under 12 years very likely, end of 2021 or beginning of 2022
Based on,
If you project realistically when we’ll get enough data to be able to say that elementary school children will be able to be vaccinated, I would think that would be, at the earliest, the end of the year, and very likely, the first quarter of 2022
High school students will likely be able to get vaccinated this fall
Closer to herd immunity
Encouraged Americans to continue to wear face masks, avoid crowds, and follow social distancing guidelines
you’ve got to get that baseline down lower than it is now
VOCs emerging in California and New York
Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/mask-mandate-ends-business-open-15994001.php
End of the state wide mask mandate
Businesses can open at 100% capacity March 10
state mandates are no longer needed
Mississippi
Removing the order on mask wearing, today
Michigan,
Easing capacity limits on restaurants, public and residential gatherings
South Carolina, Massachusetts, Chicago
San Francisco
Easing of rules on museums, cinemas, gyms and indoor dining
EU
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/03/02/eu-unity-face-coronavirus-pressure-vaccines-supplies/
Austria, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz
Austria would work with Israel and Denmark on second generation vaccines
no longer rely on the EU in the future
European Medicines Agency, too slow
We must therefore prepare for further mutations and should no longer be dependent only on the EU for the production of second-generation vaccines
Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen
Bid for supplies of Israel’s leftover vaccines
Mr Kurz and Ms Frederiksen going to Israel
Poland
Talking to China about supplies
Slovakia
Two million doses of the Sputnik delivered (not been approved by the European Medicines Agency)
Czech
Due to buy Sputnik
Hungary
Already approved and bought 2 million doses of Sputnik
Viktor Orbán, photo of himself being vaccinated by the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine (5 million doses)
We’ve sought to do something together that we could have managed more successfully on an individual basis – take a look at the examples of Britain or Serbia
France
Regional leaders trying to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical suppliers
Germany
Ordered 30 million extra doses of the Pfizer and 20m doses with CureVac
Ursula von der Leyen
We have all agreed that there will be no parallel negotiations or parallel contracts
Malta
Population 502,000
https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/health-promotion/covid-19/Pages/covid-19-infographics.aspx
Italy
Oxford Astra Zeneca, not given to over 65 years old nor to people with any disease/health condition
Currently it seems like I´ll have to wait at least a year for my vaccination
Spain
http://www.surinenglish.com/national/202103/02/spain-ministry-health-recommends-20210302190600.html
Oxford AZ only being used in under 55s
Advise, 1g paracetamol before and for every 6 hours after vaccination if minor side effects appear
WHO
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/media-resources/press-briefings
First, there is no reason for measures that unnecessarily interfere with international travel and trade. WHO doesn’t recommend limiting trade and movement.
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