Variants, vaccines and syndrome

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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