People are waiting in vehicles at a Covid-19 mass vaccination site in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on February 4.
Photographer: Bing Guan / Bloomberg
Photographer: Bing Guan / Bloomberg
China has Covid-19 vaccine conditionally approved Sinovac Life Sciences, according to a statement posted on Saturday on the website of the National Administration for Medical Products. Sinovac says the protective effectiveness of its vaccine, CoronaVac, meets the regulatory standards of both the World Health Organization and China.
AstraZeneca Plc’s coronavirus vaccine is finally here arriving in European Union countries as the bloc tries to speed up the inoculation campaign and put a period of crisis behind it. The blow is effective against the new strain that has emerged in the UK, according to a study by the film’s co-developer, Oxford University.
President Vladimir Putin’s announcement in August that Russia had eliminated the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine for use before it could even complete safety tests has sparked worldwide skepticism. Now he could reap diplomatic dividends as Russia undoubtedly enjoys the greatest scientific breakthrough since the Soviet era.
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UK Eyes road map to get out of virus blocking (17:30 HK)
The hospitality sector in the UK could reopen immediately in April if pubs and restaurants agree not to sell alcohol, the Telegraph reports. Government ministers are discussing three-step plans to lift restrictions, including allowing outdoor socializing in March, when schools return. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce detailed plans on February 22 for Britain’s exit from the blockade.
Macau Shots Arrive (13:30 HK)
The first 100,000 doses of Covid-19 Sinopharm vaccine arrived in Macao on Saturday, Macau Business reported. Vaccination is set to be launched for front-line workers around Chinese New Year, and the city is expecting a second vaccine from BioNTech in the second half of this month, the report said.
Supreme Court Allows California Churches to Provide Home Services (12 pm HK)
A divided U.S. Supreme Court has ordered California to allow the resumption of worship services within a group of churches in court, reducing restrictions that officials said are necessary to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Friday night’s orders stopped removing Covid’s restrictions altogether, saying the state could impose a 25% capacity cap on church services. Judges also allow California to continue to ban singing and domestic services.
US wage increases unlikely in aid project (10:59 am HK)
US President Joe Biden He said he did not believe his proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $ 15 an hour would survive negotiations to pass his broader coronavirus bailout bill – comments that could destroy the prospects of the measure in the final legislative package.
Biden said the “apparent” increase would not come after the Senate passed a budget amendment on Friday by Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican who opposed raising wages “during a global pandemic.”
South Korea eases rules (10:40 am HK)
South Korea is relaxing the rules of social distancing, including allowing longer opening hours for some retail businesses.
Restaurants, cafes and gyms outside the capital Seoul and the surrounding province of Gyeonggi will be allowed to remain open until 10pm, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on Saturday. Karaoke bars, standing concert theaters and door-to-door sales will also be allowed.
Daily cases in Korea have dropped to about 300 in the last week from more than 1,000 at the end of December.
The vaccination campaign against Israel worked in a few weeks (9:20 am HK)
Israel, with the largest proportion of citizens vaccinated against Covid-19 in the world, found that it took three weeks for the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE shooting to begin reducing new cases and hospitalizations.
Researchers on Wednesday reported preliminary observations of a national immunization program that began on December 20th.
LA school principal opposes reopening (5:25 pm NY)
Los Angeles Unified School District are pushed back under pressure to reopen, citing the number of cases that remain too large. While San Francisco has successfully lowered virus levels, LA has delayed pandemic management, allowing companies to reopen and close test locations, Superintendent Austin Beutner said.
“Los Angeles is a national example of how government dysfunction has allowed the virus to get out of control,” Beutner said.
Lots of New York vaccines go to White Out-of-Towners (3:38 pm NY)
More than a quarter of those receiving the Covid-19 vaccine in New York City are non-residents and tend to be younger and more likely to be white than those living in the city.
About 59 percent of out-of-town beneficiaries are white, according to data released Friday by the city’s health department. By comparison, 48% of New Yorkers who received vaccines are white, the data show. About half of vaccinated nonresidents are under the age of 65, compared to 44% of New Yorkers who received the fire. New York City has given priority to health care workers, the elderly, and those essential to immunization.
California positive test rate drops (2:25 pm NY)
California’s 14-day positive test rate fell to 6.6%, down from 12.7% a month ago and the lowest since Nov. 30. The state administered a total of 43.4 million tests for coronavirus.
Yesterday, 14,021 new cases of Covid-19 were registered, below the 14-day average of 17,600, according to the health department website. However, the number of deaths at 558 was higher than the average of 518. The total number of Covid-19 cases exceeded 3.3 million, with 43,024 deaths.
Spain restricts use of Astra vaccine (2:20 pm New York)
Spain is limiting the use of AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine to people aged 55 and under, based on “scientific evidence,” the health ministry said in a statement.
Spain is the latest country in the European Union to set an upper age limit for the recommended use of photography. Countries including Germany, France and Italy have also set limits.
Paris hospitals warn of new wave (14:00 New York)
Covid measures in France fail to control the virus, and the country is facing a new wave of infections at a time when pandemic activity is already at a high level, said Bruno Riou, director of medical crisis at the Paris AP hospital operator. -HP, in a press briefing on Friday.
“It is clear that we will have very difficult times in the coming weeks,” Riou said.
Health authorities reported 22,139 new infections on Friday, with the seven-day rolling average slightly changed to 20,466 cases. Deaths rose by 651 to 78,603, with figures including days of data from nursing homes.
Greece collects curbs (1:21 pm NY)
The Greek government have restricted traffic restrictions by citizens, as the number of new cases and hospitalized people has increased in recent days.
A nationwide extinguishing at night will now start at 6pm on weekends instead of 9pm in so-called red zones that are considered to be at higher risk, including the two largest cities in Athens and Thessaloniki and their regions. bigger.
Astra vaccine effective against variant, study shows (1:13 pm NY)
The AstraZeneca Plc vaccine is about the same effective against the new strain of virus that appeared in the UK compared to the original version, according to a study by the film’s co-developer, Oxford University.
Protection against symptomatic infection was comparable for the new variants as well as for the previous strain, according to the study, which looked at swabs taken from volunteers from October to mid-January. The findings are disclosed in a pre-printed version of the study, which was not evaluated by colleagues.
German blockade could be extended (12:39 pm NY)
It’s probably Germany It is extending its closure for another two weeks, when Chancellor Angela Merkel and state government leaders will meet next week, people familiar with the talks said.
Officials in the Berlin chancellery have concluded that it is too early to lift restrictions, even as new infections subside, according to people who have asked not to be identified because the talks are not public.
WHO calls on countries to share vaccines (12:31 pm NY)
Countries should split their vaccine doses after inoculating their medical staff and the elderly, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a briefing. He also asked companies to partner up to stimulate production and share complete dossiers with WHO for emergency use lists.
More than three-quarters of vaccinations are in just 10 countries, accounting for nearly 60 percent of global GDP, he said. About 130 countries, with 2.5 billion people, need a single dose.
Dutch vaccine limits people under 65 (10:50 AM NY)
The AstraZeneca vaccine will initially be used for people between the ages of 60 and 64, as well as for long-term care workers, Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said in a letter to parliament. The health council said on Thursday that the vaccine should not be used in people over the age of 65.
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