2020 12 variant spread
https://www.dw.com/en/new-covid-variant-reaches-germany-from-uk/a-56054140?maca=en-NL-Corona-Compact
Denmark, 33 cases
Found between November 14 and December 14 in 4 Danish locations
Germany, picks up a case from UK at Frankfurt airport
First known case in Germany
Singapore, one confirmed case
France, 1 (from UK)
Japan, 5 (all from UK)
Spain
Global vaccination progress
UK, Pfizer only
England: 521,594
Scotland: 56,676
Wales: 22,595
Northern Ireland: 16,068
US, Pfizer and Moderna
Since 14th December, 1,267,000
That’s 0.39%
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-55440940
Canada, Pfizer and Moderna (24th December)
Mexico
Population 126 million
Initial 125,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, from Belgium
First jabs Tuesday 29th December
Total Pfizer order, 7 million, ? when
All health workers, first quarter of 2021
Agreed to buy 35 million doses from CanSino, Sinovac Biotech,
Currently testing on 6,000 Mexican volunteers
Not yet approved in Mexico
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/943162?src=wnl_edit_tpal&uac=127834AR&impID=2759782&faf=1
Over 50% effective in late-stage trials
Efficacy data was scheduled for December
Oxford / AZ will offer 77 million doses
Chile and Costa Rica also began administering Pfizer-BioNTech
Argentina
Sputnik V for its initial phase, direct from Moscow
After emergency authorization
Next few days, 300,000 doses
President Alberto Fernández to receive
Brazil
Due to start mid-February
President Jair Bolsonaro, not planning a jab
Believes he has developed immunity
Germany, France, Italy
Starting 27th December
Oxford vaccine AZ
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), fast-track rolling review of the vaccine since November
Monday or Tuesday
The COVID syndrome
https://covid.joinzoe.com/post/covid-asymptomatic-classic-symptoms
Classic triad
Persistent cough
Fever
Anosmia
One of these needed to get an NHS COVID test
25% who have antibodies do not have one of the classic triad
Most common two
Headache 82%
Fatigue 72%
In all age groups
These 2 are highly non specific
Other symptoms
Short of breath
Muscle pains
Diarrhoea
Anorexia
Confusion
Skin rashes 8%
Sore throat
Hoarseness
Chest pains
Diarrhoea
Abdominal pains
Genuine asymptomatic rate, 20% or below
Hallmarks of more severe disease
Confusion
Abdominal pain
Shortness of breath
Most people who require breathing support come to hospital around 13 days after their first symptoms
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