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World |
244,411,625 |
+320,232 |
4,963,571 |
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46,312,782 |
+17,580 |
756,362 |
|
|
34,189,484 |
+14,641 |
454,743 |
|
|
21,729,763 |
+6,204 |
605,682 |
|
|
8,773,674 |
+39,962 |
139,533 |
|
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8,241,643 |
+35,660 |
230,600 |
|
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7,851,805 |
+24,792 |
69,112 |
|
|
7,125,868 |
+5,005 |
117,467 |
|
|
5,860,844 |
+9,174 |
125,223 |
|
|
5,280,358 |
+540 |
115,826 |
|
|
4,991,050 |
+1,369 |
127,067 |
|
|
4,741,185 |
+3,725 |
131,826 |
|
|
4,476,078 |
+11,411 |
95,794 |
|
|
4,240,019 |
+623 |
143,205 |
|
|
3,781,661 |
+4,452 |
286,259 |
|
|
2,972,927 |
+4,728 |
76,447 |
|
|
2,919,632 |
+300 |
88,925 |
|
|
2,769,405 |
+20,791 |
63,872 |
|
|
2,756,923 |
+5,279 |
41,793 |
|
|
2,431,716 |
+5,666 |
28,400 |
|
|
2,195,859 |
+758 |
200,052 |
|
|
2,082,563 |
+6,290 |
18,314 |
|
|
2,046,274 |
+1,247 |
22,961 |
|
|
1,850,482 |
+9,351 |
18,755 |
|
|
1,729,458 |
+2,751 |
30,615 |
|
|
1,716,692 |
+285 |
18,191 |
|
|
1,698,123 |
+1,087 |
28,749 |
|
|
1,681,828 |
+1,811 |
37,669 |
|
|
1,567,692 |
+275 |
27,823 |
|
|
1,561,928 |
+11,725 |
44,679 |
|
|
1,323,079 |
+543 |
8,049 |
|
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1,268,536 |
+591 |
28,377 |
|
|
1,098,209 |
+5,733 |
9,509 |
|
|
1,085,138 |
+604 |
18,133 |
|
|
945,750 |
+1,319 |
8,167 |
|
|
944,277 |
+201 |
14,612 |
|
|
928,211 |
+1,677 |
11,931 |
|
|
888,940 |
+4,045 |
21,673 |
|
|
851,410 |
+1,652 |
10,951 |
|
|
809,056 |
+522 |
11,348 |
|
|
798,606 |
+3,624 |
11,251 |
|
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739,284 |
+94 |
2,130 |
|
|
716,358 |
+2,075 |
15,628 |
|
|
711,693 |
+172 |
25,149 |
|
|
692,240 |
+3,436 |
9,742 |
|
|
637,819 |
+507 |
8,453 |
|
|
595,008 |
+343 |
14,700 |
|
|
586,234 |
+2,044 |
4,515 |
|
|
569,443 |
+1,370 |
23,073 |
|
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548,252 |
+47 |
8,778 |
|
|
536,084 |
+555 |
13,611 |
|
|
516,325 |
+2,036 |
6,894 |
|
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509,709 |
+433 |
18,898 |
|
|
494,263 |
+687 |
18,538 |
|
|
471,537 |
+134 |
7,307 |
|
|
460,723 |
+22 |
16,231 |
|
|
456,438 |
+3,207 |
12,903 |
|
|
445,325 |
+2,293 |
9,038 |
|
|
429,877 |
+1,725 |
5,369 |
|
|
421,103 |
+270 |
4,368 |
|
|
412,527 |
+21 |
2,461 |
|
|
400,511 |
+844 |
4,810 |
|
|
392,148 |
+119 |
6,071 |
|
|
388,185 |
+2,285 |
5,633 |
|
|
376,414 |
+1,349 |
2,699 |
|
|
362,335 |
+247 |
6,358 |
|
|
353,626 |
+745 |
5,006 |
|
|
351,899 |
+1,423 |
2,766 |
|
|
349,509 |
+1,321 |
1,660 |
|
|
328,000 |
+906 |
7,497 |
|
|
324,619 |
+886 |
18,285 |
|
|
319,913 |
+1,497 |
4,683 |
|
|
304,163 |
+18 |
4,110 |
|
|
295,368 |
+2,354 |
6,013 |
|
|
276,571 |
+45 |
1,393 |
|
|
252,672 |
+44 |
5,257 |
|
|
238,518 |
+82 |
609 |
|
|
210,460 |
+165 |
2,882 |
|
|
209,634 |
+5 |
3,659 |
|
|
205,822 |
+72 |
5,890 |
|
|
202,573 |
+2,252 |
3,028 |
|
|
200,517 |
+424 |
894 |
|
|
199,766 |
+227 |
7,051 |
|
|
183,569 |
+378 |
1,304 |
|
|
182,039 |
+1,787 |
1,461 |
|
|
181,696 |
+444 |
2,874 |
|
|
180,563 |
+96 |
2,653 |
|
|
172,644 |
+3,383 |
315 |
|
|
158,547 |
+2,175 |
1,637 |
|
|
121,635 |
+89 |
569 |
|
|
48,118 |
+140 |
1,058 |
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|
15,807 |
+7 |
171 |
Retrieved from: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
By Humeyra Pamuk
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 20, 2021. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS
Vaccines for kids between the ages of 5 and 11 will likely be available in the first half of November, top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Sunday, predicting a timetable that could see many kids getting fully vaccinated before the end of the year.
"If all goes well, and we get the regulatory approval and the recommendation from the CDC, it's entirely possible if not very likely that vaccines will be available for children from 5 to 11 within the first week or two of November," Fauci said in an interview with ABC's This Week.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials are reviewing the Pfizer/BioNTech application seeking authorization of its 2-dose vaccine for younger children, with its panel of outside advisers scheduled to weigh in on Oct. 26.
The FDA typically follows the advice of its panel but is not required to do so.
Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will weigh in on recommendations for the vaccine at a meeting on Nov. 2 and Nov. 3, helping to inform a final decision by its director.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, speaking at Fox News Sunday, also said the agency wanted to act swiftly.
"After they (FDA) are able to review all the science and conduct the regulatory action and the CDC will meet, and if all of that goes smoothly ... we will act quickly," she said.
"We know how many parents are interested in getting their children between 5 and 11 vaccinated and we intend to act as quickly as we can," she added.
Once authorized, roughly 28 million more children in the United States would be eligible to receive what would be the first U.S. COVID-19 vaccine for younger kids. The Pfizer/BioNTech shot is already available to those ages 12-17, and the companies are still studying it for children younger than 5.
While children have a lower rate of death from COVID-19, many face illness and long-term symptoms that are still being studied. Many adults who have been hesitant or opposed to the COVID-19 vaccine, and even some who did not oppose the vaccine for themselves, are expected to resist giving the shot to their children.
Asked if schools should mandate a vaccine for kids, Walensky said: "Right now we are at authorization. We're having discussions about authorization. I think we need to get children vaccinated through this authorization and get to approval before we can make a judgment there."
Retrieved from: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/fauci-says-vaccines-kids-between-5-11-likely-available-november-2021-10-24/
Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 16, 2021 General view of the trophies REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Unvaccinated athletes will be able to take part in next year's Australian Open after undergoing 14 days of quarantine, the WTA Tour has told its players, according to an e-mail leaked to U.S. media.
The e-mail, obtained by freelance tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg, contradicts a statement made last week by Australia's immigration minister that players would need to be double vaccinated to get a visa to compete at the Grand Slam.
Up to a third of players on the WTA and men's ATP remain unvaccinated, according to reports, and men's world number one Novak Djokovic has declined to disclose his vaccination status. read more
In the e-mail, the WTA said it wanted to "clear up false and misleading information" about the conditions players would be subjected to at the Australian Open.
The WTA said the information came from organisers Tennis Australia, who had requested players keep it confidential for "a few days" as they were still discussing the details with the government.
Tennis Australia declined to comment.
Victoria state Sports Minister Martin Pakula said no decision had been made on whether unvaccinated foreign players would be allowed into the country.
“It’s not settled," he told radio station 3AW.
“We are still resolving with Tennis Australia and the Commonwealth whether unvaccinated foreign nationals will be allowed into Australia at all and if so, under what circumstances they will be allowed.
"We don’t expect that to be settled for another couple of weeks."
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said last week there would be no special deals for unvaccinated players to compete in the state, where vaccination is mandatory for athletes, coaches and officials in professional sport.
Pakula said TA boss Craig Tiley had told him the vaccination rate among tennis players was nearly 80%.
He added that fully vaccinated players would not have to quarantine on arrival in Australia.
"The one thing that we have assured them all, is that the vaccinated players will be treated the same way as any other vaccinated entrant to the country," he said.
From Nov. 1, fully vaccinated citizens, permanent residents and their overseas-based family members who arrive in Sydney and Melbourne will no longer need to quarantine. read more
All players who arrived from overseas for the 2021 edition of the Australian Open were forced to undergo two weeks of quarantine, although most were allowed to leave their hotels to practise.
Vaccinated players who enter Australia from Dec. 1 will not be required to quarantine or stay in a biosecure bubble, the WTA e-mail said.
The e-mail also says that qualifying, which was moved to the United Arab Emirates for the 2021 tournament, would again take place at Melbourne Park as normal.
There was no immediate response to a request for comment from the WTA.
The Australian Open is scheduled to start Jan. 17.
Retrieved from: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/unvaccinated-can-play-australian-open-after-quarantine-report-2021-10-24/
By Azi Paybarah, Vimal Patel and Andrea Kannapell
People protest vaccine mandates in New York City last month.Credit...Dave Sanders for The New York Times
The United States was one of the first countries to begin vaccinating its population, and by summer, was leading most nations in getting shots in arms, with 67 percent of the population receiving at least one shot by July 4.
Today, 87 percent of people in Portugal are fully vaccinated, according to the Our World in Data project at Oxford University. That rate is second only to that of the United Arab Emirates, a far smaller country whose rulers exert considerably greater control. Earlier this month, Portugal ended nearly all of its coronavirus restrictions.
The United States, meanwhile, despite having a surplus of doses, has fully vaccinated only 57 percent of its population, according to a New York Times tracker. Resistance remains high among some demographic groups and within some specific work force sectors, including police officers and firefighters.
That has left the United States lagging behind dozens of nations in the pursuit of full vaccination. Although, with a population of about 330 million, it ranks third in the sheer number of administered doses, more than 411 million, after China’s more than 2.2 billion doses and India’s more than one billion.
Other early vaccination leaders have also stumbled. Israel got an early start on its vaccination campaign on Dec. 20 and rapidly outpaced virtually every other nation in getting jabs into arms — and now in giving booster shots to nearly half of its eligible population. But today, with hesitancy remaining among Arab, Orthodox Jewish and younger Israelis, the country reports that just 63 percent of its population is fully vaccinated, less than South Korea, Italy and some 40 other countries.
Public health experts blame the shortcomings of the U.S. effort partly on a toxic political environment, amplified by misinformation on social media and muddled messaging by government authorities.
“Every country has an anti-vax movement, but in most countries it’s exceedingly small,” said Dr. John Swartzberg, a professor at the School of Public Health at the University of California at Berkeley who has taught a seminar on vaccine hesitancy for several years. “It’s not a new movement, but it’s never had the traction it has today.”
Social media has been “irresponsible” in dealing with unfounded rumors, he said, and the United States has been “the poster child of a country that has not handled the messaging about vaccines.”
A lack of trust in authorities and expertise, along with deep political polarization, also played a key role in hampering the U.S. vaccination effort, said Dr. Michael Lauzardo, deputy director of the University of Florida’s Emerging Pathogens Institute.
“If somebody’s family member is diagnosed with cancer, you’re going to talk to an expert,” he said. “But if somebody’s family member gets a life-threatening disease, in this case Covid, they’re more willing to listen to television pundits and get their information from social media than from doctors and public health experts.”
In Asia, part of the turnaround comes from countries finally securing supplies and working out the kinks in their vaccination programs.
In countries like France, Italy and Canada, officials began requiring people to use health passports to show proof of vaccination to enter many establishments, a move that is credited with improving their vaccination efforts.
“We do not have the barriers of supply or distribution or access to the vaccine,” said Dr. Leana Wen, a public health professor at George Washington University. “The only barrier at this point is people’s willingness to be vaccinated. That’s what’s going wrong compared to other countries that have solved their supply, distribution and access issues.”
Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/24/world/united-states-israel-vaccination-rates.html
By Austin Ramzy
Coronavirus cases linked to domestic vacation travel continued to be spread around China, prompting officials to warn that the outbreak could expand despite the country’s stringent Covid-19 controls that aim to keep case counts as close to zero as possible.
China reported 26 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, down slightly from Friday, when 38 were reported, the highest since mid-September. The newest cases were concentrated in the northwestern areas of Inner Mongolia, Gansu and Ningxia. Four cases were also reported in Beijing, the capital.
As much of the world has learned to live with the virus and countries like New Zealand have abandoned a “zero Covid” strategy, China remains committed to stamping it out wherever it appears, as quickly as it can. Its strict regimen has been in place since the pandemic began in the city of Wuhan in early 2020. Its government has not reported any large or significant outbreaks this year.
The United States, by contrast, has been averaging about 73,300 new coronavirus cases daily, according to a New York Times database.
A Chinese health official said that the burst of infections had already reached 11 provinces and regions, and warned that it could spread further.
“Most of those infected have been involved in inter-regional tourism activities, and the risk of further spread is still growing,” Mi Feng, a spokesman for the National Health Commission, said.
“Areas that experience outbreaks must rapidly enter a state of emergency.”
In all, 106 of China’s 133 recent cases appeared to have come while people were on tour groups or on driving holidays across the country, Wu Liangyou, another health official, said Sunday.
Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/10/24/world/covid-vaccine-boosters/dozens-of-new-covid-cases-reported-in-china-in-recent-days
A Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine trial last month at Duke University.Credit...Shawn Rocco/Duke University/Via Reuters
Children ages 5 to 11 may be eligible for Covid vaccines by early next month, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease official. He projected a timetable for young Americans to be vaccinated with at least one dose by early November, and to be fully immunized by the holidays.
Food and Drug Administration regulators on Friday released their evaluation of data from the Pfizer-BioNTech submission for emergency authorization of a lower-dose vaccine for young children. An advisory panel to the F.D.A. will consider Pfizer’s application for those ages 5-to-11 on Tuesday. Children 12 and up have been eligible for vaccination since May.
Pfizer’s data “look good as to the efficacy and safety,” Dr. Fauci said on ABC’s news program, “This Week.”
According to Pfizer and BioNTech, the children who were vaccinated as part of the trial, who received doses that were one-third the size of the adult doses, developed robust immune responses after receiving the regimen of two shots three weeks apart. The companies have said the efficacy rate of the vaccine in children reduced the risk of developing a symptomatic infection by 91 percent.
The most common side effects in children were fatigue, headache, muscle pain and chills. According to the F.D.A., the data submitted indicated no cases of myocarditis inflammation of the heart muscle, or pericarditis, inflammation of the outer lining of the heart, rare complications that have been reported among young boys and men receiving the vaccine in other trials and in real-world applications.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was also interviewed about the upcoming decisions on child vaccines on two Sunday news shows, and seemed to promise that decisions would not be delayed. “We know how many parents are interested in getting their children vaccinated, and we intend to work as quickly as you can,” Dr. Walensky said on “Fox News Sunday.”
The last week has produced a lot of regulatory guidance for those who can receive booster or additional doses of Covid vaccines, giving a large segment of the U.S. population access to more protection.
Both Dr. Walensky and Dr. Fauci sought to dispel confusion about booster shots and explain the option of “mixing and matching” initial vaccines and boosters.
Boosters of all three vaccines available in the United States have been authorized. Additional shots of Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines have been approved for people aged 65 and older, those with underlying health conditions and all adults whose living or working conditions place them at high risk of exposure to the virus. Anyone over the age of 18 who received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine at least two months ago is also eligible for a booster shot.
People can receive a booster shot that is different from the initial vaccine they first received, experts said.
“If you were originally vaccinated with one product, could you and would it be appropriate and safe and effective to get boosted in the third shot for the mRNA and the second shot for J.&.J. by another product?” Dr. Fauci said. “The answer is, it’s perfectly fine.”
Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/24/health/fauci-covid-vaccine-children-cdc.html
By Reuters
Medical specialists transport a patient outside a hospital for people infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Moscow, Russia October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva/File Photo
MOSCOW, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Russia reported 1,075 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, its fifth straight daily record, as the authorities prepare to shut workplaces countrywide and lock down the capital.
A record 37,678 new cases were also reported. Despite developing one of the world's first vaccines against COVID-19, Russia has vaccinated only about a third of its population, one of the lowest rates in Europe.
President Vladimir Putin this week approved a nationwide workplace shutdown in the first week of November, and the capital Moscow will reimpose a partial lockdown from Oct. 28, with only essential shops such as pharmacies and supermarkets allowed to remain open.
Retrieved from: https://www.reuters.com/world/covid-19-deaths-russia-hit-record-fifth-straight-day-lockdown-looms-2021-10-23/
· British singer Ed Sheeran announced testing positive for Covid-19. In an Instagram post he said: “It means that I’m now unable to plough ahead with any in-person commitments for now, so I’ll be doing as many of my planned interviews/performances I can from my house.” Sheeran will be self isolating and cancelling in-person commitments.
· NHS maternity services feared to be near breaking point, the UK’s most senior gynaecologist has warned. The health service could soon be unable to deliver “the care it needs to” for women giving birth if the surge in Covid cases continues, the president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has said. As Covid cases rise the NHS battles a huge backlog of 5.7 million patients caused by the first and second waves of the virus.
· UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak to announce almost £6bn to tackle England’s record NHS waiting list. In an effort to get a grip on the crisis, the chancellor will unveil plans for investment in NHScapital funding this week to help deliver about 30% more elective activity by 2024-25 compared to pre-pandemic levels. This is equivalent to millions more checks, scans and procedures for non-emergency patients.
· US chief medical adviser Dr Anthony Fauci predicts Covid shots for kids five to 11 will be available by early November. A review panel of the US food and drug administration (FDA) found last week that the benefits of Pfizer-BioNTech shots for the younger age group outweighed the risks.
· The UK is lagging behind other G7 countries in sharing surplus Covid vaccines with poorer countries, according to newly published figures. The advocacy organisation One, which is campaigning to end extreme poverty and preventable disease by 2030, described it as shaming for the UK government. The figures show that the UK is behind every member of the G7 – of which Britain is currently the chair – except for Japan.
· STI rates “at their highest numbers” in the US as Covid dominates health funding. Health officials are concerned about how to divert key resources to combatting a rise in sexually-transmitted infections (STI) that is now continuing despite the social restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic and is now in its sixth consecutive year of increase.
· Russia reports 1,000 daily Covid deaths.
· UK records nearly 40,000 positive Covid results.
Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2021/oct/25/coronavirus-news-live-england-ramps-up-booster-vaccine-rollout-as-covid-hospitalisations-rise
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