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World |
226,091,752 |
+444,420 |
4,652,461 |
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42,140,103 |
+109,432 |
680,274 |
|
|
33,288,021 |
+24,479 |
443,247 |
|
|
21,006,424 |
+6,645 |
587,138 |
|
|
7,256,559 |
+30,825 |
134,261 |
|
|
7,158,248 |
+18,178 |
193,468 |
|
|
6,907,133 |
+2,062 |
115,603 |
|
|
6,682,864 |
+24,613 |
60,117 |
|
|
5,318,327 |
+22,541 |
114,759 |
|
|
5,226,831 |
+2,297 |
113,640 |
|
|
4,931,563 |
+1,314 |
125,687 |
|
|
4,915,265 |
+2,602 |
85,393 |
|
|
4,609,205 |
+2,800 |
129,955 |
|
|
4,170,088 |
+2,577 |
139,165 |
|
|
4,095,371 |
+8,262 |
93,250 |
|
|
3,511,882 |
+5,139 |
267,748 |
|
|
2,893,919 |
+269 |
75,425 |
|
|
2,860,835 |
+2,640 |
85,002 |
|
|
2,317,824 |
+1,205 |
54,360 |
|
|
2,248,071 |
+20,745 |
35,307 |
|
|
2,161,358 |
+272 |
198,799 |
|
|
1,995,771 |
+16,073 |
21,124 |
|
|
1,972,653 |
+1,739 |
18,073 |
|
|
1,954,969 |
+4,204 |
21,550 |
|
|
1,683,309 |
+137 |
30,416 |
|
|
1,644,540 |
+469 |
37,253 |
|
|
1,639,545 |
+7,213 |
16,797 |
|
|
1,551,072 |
+8,792 |
27,238 |
|
|
1,532,366 |
+1,953 |
26,972 |
|
|
1,394,756 |
+12,583 |
14,485 |
|
|
1,208,566 |
+1,344 |
25,465 |
|
|
1,207,508 |
+2,988 |
26,787 |
|
|
1,184,053 |
+7,783 |
7,406 |
|
|
1,122,653 |
+1,849 |
35,036 |
|
|
1,056,042 |
+458 |
17,866 |
|
|
905,564 |
+917 |
13,618 |
|
|
842,587 |
+3,088 |
10,354 |
|
|
823,161 |
+6,249 |
7,575 |
|
|
815,605 |
+873 |
30,098 |
|
|
814,113 |
+6,060 |
11,010 |
|
|
808,470 |
+1,086 |
10,557 |
|
|
778,312 |
+1,149 |
10,965 |
|
|
753,544 |
+8,342 |
6,373 |
|
|
729,518 |
+632 |
2,064 |
|
|
711,573 |
+1,543 |
10,840 |
|
|
685,799 |
+780 |
24,244 |
|
|
624,547 |
+11,172 |
15,660 |
|
|
616,765 |
+1,608 |
14,223 |
|
|
613,982 |
+484 |
8,202 |
|
|
581,815 |
+946 |
8,233 |
|
|
546,067 |
+75 |
8,628 |
|
|
511,457 |
+733 |
12,754 |
|
|
504,961 |
+1,888 |
3,929 |
|
|
495,035 |
+141 |
18,587 |
|
|
488,482 |
+2,560 |
11,431 |
|
|
473,270 |
+1,998 |
19,661 |
|
|
462,447 |
+223 |
7,141 |
|
|
461,249 |
+1,157 |
6,134 |
|
|
459,340 |
+49 |
16,109 |
|
|
434,106 |
+2,273 |
16,617 |
|
|
410,842 |
+58 |
2,432 |
|
|
398,744 |
+54 |
12,560 |
|
|
386,873 |
+172 |
6,041 |
|
|
384,082 |
+167 |
8,447 |
|
|
372,108 |
+2,347 |
3,831 |
|
|
367,536 |
+877 |
5,155 |
|
|
352,973 |
+560 |
9,340 |
|
|
352,636 |
+263 |
2,614 |
|
|
348,873 |
+1,226 |
4,214 |
|
|
325,221 |
+1,291 |
4,441 |
|
|
323,715 |
+611 |
4,967 |
|
|
308,956 |
+489 |
4,711 |
|
|
303,163 |
+58 |
4,089 |
|
|
293,448 |
+491 |
16,885 |
|
|
276,456 |
+282 |
4,470 |
|
|
275,558 |
+746 |
6,536 |
|
|
274,415 |
+1,433 |
2,360 |
|
|
273,835 |
+92 |
1,388 |
|
|
257,770 |
+2,351 |
1,046 |
|
|
249,146 |
+296 |
5,018 |
|
|
243,929 |
+204 |
4,923 |
|
|
234,773 |
+131 |
604 |
|
|
207,960 |
+22 |
3,633 |
|
|
200,301 |
+233 |
5,596 |
|
|
199,538 |
+387 |
2,619 |
|
|
183,705 |
+182 |
6,277 |
|
|
177,262 |
+1,120 |
827 |
|
|
177,226 |
+68 |
2,574 |
|
|
165,644 |
+1,979 |
2,337 |
|
|
164,890 |
+526 |
1,159 |
|
|
157,436 |
+410 |
2,548 |
|
|
116,368 |
+159 |
532 |
|
|
33,988 |
+415 |
766 |
|
|
15,092 |
+16 |
155 |
Retrieved from: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
By Alistair Smout
A person receives a dose of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine at the Central Middlesex Hospital in London, Britain, August 1, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
All 12- to 15-year-olds in England will be offered a COVID-19 vaccine after top medical advisers said on Monday that children would benefit from reduced disruption to their education.
The British government confirmed that the offer would be extended to all children aged 12-15 after a unanimous recommendation by the Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) from the four nations of the United Kingdom.
"I have accepted the recommendation from the Chief Medical Officers to expand vaccination to those aged 12 to 15 - protecting young people from catching COVID-19, reducing transmission in schools and keeping pupils in the classroom," health minister Sajid Javid said in a statement.
Rollout to the cohort in England will begin next week. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland set their own health policy, though each devolved administration received the same advice from their respective CMO.
The CMOs recommended that children aged 12-15 in Britain get a first shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, after the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) earlier this month decided against making the recommendation.
The children will be offered Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine. Vulnerable children in the age bracket were already eligible for the shots.
The United States, Israel and some European countries have rolled out vaccinations to children more broadly, putting pressure on the British government to follow suit.
There have been more than 134,000 deaths from COVID-19 in Britain, and a rapid start to its vaccination rollout has slowed, with 81% of those over 16 receiving two vaccine doses.
The JCVI had previously said the decision to vaccinate children was "finely balanced" as the government then sought further advice on the issue.
The CMOs in a letter said that vaccinating children could reduce COVID-19 transmission and thus disruption to schools, and those benefits "on balance provide sufficient extra advantage... to recommend in favour of vaccinating this group."
"(Vaccination) will reduce education disruption," Chris Whitty, England's chief medical officer, said at a news briefing.
"We do not think that this is a panacea, there's no silver bullet ... but we think it is an important and potentially useful additional tool to help reduce the public health impacts that come through educational disruption."
The CMOs said second doses would not be offered to the age group until at least spring as they would wait for more data from around the world.
Retrieved from: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-top-medics-recommend-12-15-year-olds-get-covid-vaccine-2021-09-13/
By Alistair Smout
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference with Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Britain's Health Secretary Sajid Javid (not pictured) in Downing Street, in London, Britain, September 7, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday will unveil how Britain will roll out COVID-19 booster shots for the most vulnerable and elderly as part of his coronavirus strategy for the winter months.
Johnson's government has already indicated it will scrap plans for vaccine passports to be required to get into nightclubs, end some of its emergency COVID powers and use lockdowns only as a last resort. read more
Instead, Johnson will lean on vaccines and testing to try and contain COVID-19 heading into autumn and winter, including a booster programme.
"The pandemic is far from over, but thanks to our phenomenal vaccine programme, new treatments and testing we are able to live with the virus without significant restrictions on our freedoms," Johnson said in a statement.
"Today I will set out a clear plan for the autumn and winter, when the virus has a natural advantage, to protect the gains we have made."
Britain has seen 134,000 COVID-19 deaths, and over 7 million cases. Johnson scrapped the last coronavirus restrictions in England in July, citing the more favourable conditions of the school summer holidays as he eyed what he characterised as a "return to normal". read more
Britain's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has previously given interim advice that elderly and vulnerable people would be the priority for any booster programme, and that it could start in September. read more
Johnson's office said the government had now received final advice from the JCVI on the booster programme and Johnson, along with health minister Sajid Javid, would set out how the booster programme would be rolled out to the most vulnerable on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, some leading scientists, including from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and World Health Organisation, in an article in the Lancet medical journal on Monday said COVID-19 boosters are not yet needed for the general population.
Retrieved from: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-pm-johnson-set-out-covid-19-booster-strategy-under-winter-plan-2021-09-13/
Healthcare workers adjust medical equipment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Centre Cardiologique du Nord private hospital in Saint-Denis, near Paris, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in France, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
The number of French patients in hospital with COVID-19 fell below 10,000 again for the first time since mid-August, health ministry data showed on Monday.
The patient tally went down by 26 to 9,986, while the number of deaths in hospital increased by 86 to 88,862.
On Sunday, the seven-day moving average of new infections fell below 10,000 for the first time since July 20, as the number of new daily new cases stayed below 10,000 for the third day in a row. France now has 6.9 million confirmed cases and 115,618 deaths, including nursing home deaths.
Retrieved from: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/number-french-covid-19-patients-fall-below-10000-again-2021-09-13/
By Aradhana Aravindan and Chen Lin
People wait at an observation area after their vaccination at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination center in Singapore March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su
The rapid pace of new COVID-19 infections and a doubling of seriously ill patients in Singapore have raised unexpected hurdles to reopening plans for the vaccination frontrunner, where 81% of the population is fully vaccinated.
Singapore, one of the fastest in the world to reach that level, has seen its inoculation rates plateau, and this month paused its gradual reopening plans, spooked by daily infections that returned to one-year peaks this month.
Infections over the weekend were more than a combined 1,000 cases, a tenfold increase from a month ago. Many experts, though, are not overly concerned about the rise in infections because of the low number of serious cases and Singapore's high vaccination percentage.
The number of patients requiring oxygen, however, doubled to a record 54 on Sunday from two days before, an important gauge to judge whether the medical system could get overwhelmed.
The number of patients in intensive care units (ICU) have held at a low seven. Around 300 ICU beds are available and that could be increased to 1,000.
Many nations that have kept infections low and are considering taking steps to return to some normalcy once they achieve high vaccination rates are closely watching how the situation develops in Singapore.
With most of those aged 12 and older already vaccinated, Singapore is now considering a third shot for younger adults and may start inoculating children early next year. This week it will start boosters to the elderly and immunocompromised groups.
"If by offering booster shots to the people, including young adults, Singapore is able to relax its restrictions quicker especially with respect to reopening Singapore's borders, then this may be an existential decision that the government is forced to take," said Teo Yik Ying, dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore.
While the U.S. government introduced vaccine mandates for federal employees to fight a new wave of sickness and death caused by the fast-spreading Delta variant, Singapore is not considering such measures yet, as it has so far approved vaccines for emergency use only.
But some are voicing support for such vaccine mandates.
On Sunday, a commentary in The Straits Times, Singapore's main newspaper, said an estimated 500,000 people that were eligible but have chosen not to get vaccinated were threatening the healthcare system.
"It is the unvaccinated people who hold the key to how fast Singapore can open up," the newspaper piece said.
"Perhaps, it is time the government mandated vaccination for all who are medically eligible for it."
Singapore is trying to push inoculations higher, with teams going to the homes of unvaccinated elderly people to give them the shots. Employers have also been asked to consider vaccination-differentiated workplace measures.
Singapore's approach contrasts with other vaccination frontrunners such as Israel, the United States and England, which eased restrictions as they inoculated a large portion of their population and subsequently suffered a surge in cases and hospitalisations.
The government has said it will pause further opening for now and that it does not see a need for tighter curbs, although it has not ruled them out either.
In Singapore, the percentage of unvaccinated who became severely ill or died was 5.2% as of Sunday. For the fully vaccinated that percentage was 1%.
The Asian country of 5.7 million has reported 58 COVID-19 deaths and 71,687 total cases.
Retrieved from: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/seriously-ill-covid-19-patients-double-vaccine-pace-setter-singapore-2021-09-13/
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease doctor, said in an interview with the theSkimm that he would support a vaccine mandate for air travelers.
“I would support that if you want to get on a plane and travel with other people, that you should be vaccinated,” Dr. Fauci told the site, which targets millennial women.
Dr. Fauci’s support for such a mandate follows President Biden’s recent announcement that all companies with 100 or more workerswill require vaccination or weekly testing.
The sweeping actions from Mr. Biden reflect his frustrations with the roughly 80 million Americans who are eligible for shots but remain unvaccinated. Mr. Biden also moved to mandate vaccinations for health care workers, federal contractors and the vast majority of federal workers, who could face disciplinary measures if they refuse.
The president also said that the Transportation Security Administration would double fines on travelers who refused to wear masks.
When asked on Friday if the administration was considering vaccine or testing requirements for domestic flights, Jeff Zients, Mr. Biden’s coronavirus response coordinator, told reporters that they were “not taking any measures off the table.”
Some airlines, such as United Airlines and Frontier Airlines, have required that all U.S. employees get vaccinated. Delta has intensified pressures for employees to get vaccinated but has stopped short of a mandate.
Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/13/world/covid-delta-variant-vaccine/fauci-says-he-supports-a-vaccine-mandate-for-air-travel
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany, center left, at a pop-up vaccination center in a school in Berlin on Monday.Credit...Pool photo by Bernd von Jutrczenka
The German health authorities on Monday started a weeklong drive to try to speed the pace of coronavirus vaccinations and combat the possibility of more infections as colder weather approaches.
“In order to get through autumn and winter in good shape and then also to get the virus permanently under control, we need to convince even more people to get vaccinated,” Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a video message on Sunday.
Currently, 62.2 percent of the population in Germany is fully vaccinated and 66.5 percent have had at least one shot, according to figures from the Our World in Data project at the University of Oxford. Those numbers are just above the averages for the European Union as a whole.
Germany made good progress in vaccinating its population in spring and early summer, but demand has slowed. While doctors and nurses routinely vaccinated more than a million people a day in May and June, last week’s busiest day drew just 256,559.
For the weeklong campaign, pop-up vaccination sites have been set up in places such as supermarkets, zoos, markets, churches, mosques, on buses and at soccer games, where those interested can get a shot without an appointment.
According to a recent poll conducted by the Robert Koch Institute, the German federal agency for disease control and prevention, about 88.5 percent of adults either have had their shots or are open to being inoculated.
“It’s never been easier to get vaccinated,” Ms. Merkel said in her address.
In other pandemic news around the world:
Health officials in the United Kingdom on Monday authorized a Covid-19 vaccination program for 12- to 15-year-olds, clearing the way for the governments of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to establish plans for that age group to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Authorities in China reported 22 new coronavirus cases, the country’s most in nearly a month and evidence that Beijing may need to rethink its zero-Covid strategy. The cases, all caused by the Delta variant in the southern province of Fujian, mark the country’s largest outbreak since Aug. 14, when it reported 24 cases.
Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of South Africa, shortened the nationwide curfew and expanded hours for certain businessesthere after coronavirus cases dropped across the country.
Here are the key developments from the last few hours:
· More evidence is needed that booster jabs will significantly reduce serious cases before governments go ahead with campaigns for third jabs, a new study involving US and WHO health experts said. At the moment, such campaigns are not justified, according to the scientists.
· Children aged 12 to 15 will be offered vaccines in the UK, its chief medical officers decided. The first doses should be administered immediately.
· China imposed new restrictions in the south-eastern Fujian province, with measures including mass testing, suspended transport services and closures of bars and cinemas.
· Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières called for a waiver of vaccine patents to allow more jabs to be produced and delivered to poorer countries. It said the UK, EU, Switzerland and Norway should stop blocking a proposal being negotiated at the World Trade Organization.
· Singapore’s health ministry has reported 607 new locally transmitted Covid cases – the highest since August last year.
· The UK government pulled out of a deal with the French pharmaceutical company Valneva to purchase its Covid-19 vaccination, the company has said.
· Ho Chi Minh City, at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in Vietnam, is to extend restrictions until the end of September. Authorities said the measures were needed to isolate clusters, speed up vaccinations and stop hospitals from being overwhelmed.
· The fully vaccinated accounted for just 1.2% of all deathsinvolving Covid-19 in England in the first seven months of this year, which is being seen as an encouraging sign that the vaccine is effective in reducing deaths.
· About a million children in New York returned to school today, with compulsory masks and mandatory vaccination for teachers, as the city ends remote working.
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