Coronavirus Global Updates, Feb 03::::Glaxo Joins CureVac; WHO Experts Visit Wuhan Lab

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Coronavirus Global Updates, Feb 03::::Glaxo Joins CureVac; WHO Experts Visit
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Zimbabwe COVID19 Update


COVID-19 update: As at 02 February 2021, Zimbabwe had 33 814 confirmed
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Glaxo Joins CureVac; WHO Experts Visit Wuhan Lab: Virus Update


 

 <https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/GSK:LN> GlaxoSmithKline Plc will work with
CureVac NV to help boost production of its experimental vaccine and improve
the shot to help protect against multiple variants of the pathogen.

A World Health Organization team visited the Wuhan laboratory that's been at
the center of months of speculation over how the disease jumped to humans.

U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the 2011 movie "Contagion,"
depicting the breakdown of society during a pandemic, influenced his
planning for the vaccines rollout. AstraZeneca Plc's vaccine showed 82%
effectiveness with a
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-02/astra-vaccine-shows-82-e
fficacy-with-3-month-gap-oxford-says> three-month gap between two shots in a
study that bolstered the U.K.'s controversial decision to extend the
interval between doses.

Israel Widens Vaccination Drive to Young Adults 

Israel's Health Ministry has instructed the country's health-service
providers to prepare to extend their vaccination drive to all people over
the age of 16 starting Thursday.

The expected change will mean that people aged 19-35 will officially be
eligible to be inoculated. Israel began its vaccination drive with people
over the age of 60 and has gradually been reducing the minimum eligible age.


Antibodies Remain Six Months After Infection, Study Shows


The vast majority of people who contract Covid-19 still have antibodies at
least six months after infection, a new study involving more than 20,000
people showed.

Some 88% of participants who tested positive for a previous infection
retained antibodies for six months, according to the report by UK Biobank, a
major biomedical database. The number was 99% at three months.

The results follow other, smaller studies that indicate a level of immunity
following a natural infection for at least 6 months. Health officials have
said it's still unclear how long protection through vaccines could last.


'Contagion' Movie Shaped U.K.'s Vaccine Rollout


U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the 2011 movie "Contagion,"
depicting the breakdown of society during a pandemic, influenced his
planning for the rollout of coronavirus vaccines.

"In the film, it shows the moment of highest stress around the vaccine
program is not in fact before it's rolled out," Hancock told LBC radio on
Wednesday. "It's afterwards, when there is a huge row about the order of
priority." The British government asked for "very early" clinical advice on
who should get the shots first and laid it out to the public, he said.



France Blasts Hungary for Vaccine Approach 


France condemned Hungary for a go-it-alone approval of Russian and Chinese
vaccines outside the European Union process.

Hungary is "carrying out its own procedures with Russia and China" while
benefiting from the EU's supply process, Clement Beaune, junior minister for
EU affairs, said Wednesday on LCI television. Instead, he suggested that
Russia should submit its Sputnik V vaccine to European regulators to ensure
it's vetted according to the same criteria as others.

"The Russians haven't submitted their vaccine to European authorities and we
would invite them to do so," he said.


Moderna Vaccine Authorized for Use in Singapore 


Singapore approved Moderna Inc.'s vaccine for use in the country with an
interim clearance. A review of the clinical data found that benefits of the
vaccine outweigh any known risks, according to Singapore's Health Sciences
Authority.


China Ready to Provide 10M Vaccine Doses to Covax 


China said it's ready to supply 10 million coronavirus vaccine doses to the
Covax effort, primarily for emergency use in developing countries, Foreign
Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a briefing in Beijing.

China late last year said it would take part in the World Health
Organization-backed plan to provide a vaccine to developing nations, filling
a void in global health leadership after U.S. President Donald Trump spurned
the program.


Sinopharm, Zhifei Vaccines Work Against Covid Variant 


The vaccines developed by Sinopharm and Zhifei Biological work against the
variant found in South Africa but with slightly weaker protection,
Jiemian.com reported. The report cited an article by authors including
George Gao Fu, head of China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention.


Glaxo, CureVac Team Up to Develop Next-Generation Shots 


GlaxoSmithKline and CureVac will work together to create next-generation
messenger RNA vaccines. The companies aim to have a candidate approved by
2022 as part of a 150 million euro ($180 million) deal, they said in a
statement.

Glaxo will also manufacture as much as 100 million doses of CureVac's
current mRNA vaccine, which is in late-stage trials. Drugmakers are looking
to accelerate the development of shots as new variants emerge, sparking
fears some vaccines could become less effective.


Myanmar Vaccine Effort Continues Amid Protest 


Myanmar's vaccine roll-out is set to continue uninterrupted even though a
section of medical workers and doctors are halting work to protest the coup,
according to Khin Khin Gyi, director of emerging infectious disease at the
Ministry of Health and Sports.

The country inoculated more than 80,000 health workers, volunteers and
officials in the first week of the vaccination drive and is set to receive 2
million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines produced by the Serum Institute of
India on Feb. 11. Another batch of 4.2 million shots from the global Covax
effort is scheduled before the end of the month.


Taiwan to Delay School Opening, Hong Kong Considers Capacity Boost 


Opening day for Taiwanese schools
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QNXVXWDWX2PW> will be delayed to
Feb. 22 from Feb. 18, Minister of Education Pan Wen-chung said in a
briefing. The extension of the winter break will allow schools to complete
disinfection and virus-containment preparations.

Hong Kong is considering whether to allow up to one-third of a school's
student capacity to return to classes on a half-day basis after the Lunar
New Year holidays, the South China Morning Post reported, citing
unidentified people. Currently no more than a sixth of student capacity is
allowed.


WHO Team Visits Wuhan Virology Lab


A WHO scientific team in China
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-03/who-experts-visit-wuhan-
lab-at-center-of-virus-conspiracy-theory> to investigate the origins of the
coronavirus visited the Wuhan laboratory that's been at the center of months
of speculation over how the disease jumped to humans. The scientists arrived
at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, home to a high-tech laboratory that
studies some of the world's most infectious diseases, on Wednesday morning.

The team is "looking forward to a very productive day and to asking all the
questions that we know need to be asked," Peter Daszak, a New York-based
zoologist who is part of both the WHO and The Lancet teams trying to trace
the virus's origin, told reporters, Agence France-Presse reported.

In the past week, the experts have also visited the Huanan seafood market
where the first infections emerged, two major Wuhan hospitals that treated
patients when it was unknown what they were afflicted with, and an animal
disease center.


Yellen Speaks With World Officials on Covid 


U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has been speaking with numerous global
officials about Covid-19, including World Bank President David Malpass and
the International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.
Mexico's Finance Minister Arturo Herrera said he spoke with her on vaccine
strategy.

Yellen  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QNXD31T1UM0W> said in a
statement that Monday's Congressional Budget Office forecast underscores
that "we desperately need Congress to act on a rescue package." The growth
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-01/cbo-sees-a-stronger-u-s-
recovery-after-stimulus-moves-in-2020> projected by the CBO means "it will
be years before the country reaches full employment again," she said.


Singapore Bolsters Foreign-Worker Testing Measures 


Singapore is adding foreign-worker testing measures, according to a
government statement. Some newly arrived workers from the construction,
marine and process sectors who have recent travel history to higher-risk
countries will have to stay at a designated facility to go through an
additional seven-day testing regime after completing their mandatory 14-day
quarantine period.

Foreign domestic workers and confinement nannies who have recent travel
history to higher-risk countries will also have to take an on-arrival
serology test in addition to the existing PCR test.


Cricket Australia Postpones Tour of South Africa 


Australian cricket's governing body said it had no choice but to delay the
tour of South Africa due to the pandemic amid a second wave and new variant
of the virus. Cricket Australia Interim CEO Nick Hockley said the decision
was not "made lightly" and that there are plans to complete the tour at a
later date.

South Africa remains on virus alert level 3, although it has begun easing
restrictions and a ban on alcohol sales as the positivity rate declines to
less than 20% from a peak of 36% last month.

 


New Zealand Approves Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine 


New Zealand's medicines regulator has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
for domestic use once it arrives in the country. The approval is provisional
on the drug companies keeping the authority updated with data from clinical
trials and manufacturing processes.

 


Thai Resort Island Draws Up Vaccine Plans 


A Thai resort island popular for its beaches is drawing up plans to fully
reopen to vaccinated visitors by October to revive its tourism industry.
More than a dozen business groups are planning to pool funds to vaccinate
70% of the island's adult population without waiting for a government
rollout. They are betting that it'll be safe to open the region to foreign
tourists once the local population achieves herd immunity.

 

The plan, which will need government approval, also seeks to waive a
mandatory 14-day quarantine requirement, a major hurdle for many potential
travelers.


Singapore Approves Using Tracing Data in Some Criminal Probes 


Singapore passed legislation late Tuesday that will allow the government to
use Covid-19 tracing data in certain criminal investigations, formalizing
legal powers that had sparked controversy. The new law allows access to
contact-tracing data under seven categories of serious crime including
murder, rape and drug trafficking. It also covers other contact tracing
systems like SafeEntry, a national digital check-in system which provides a
record of people who enter and exit venues.

Members of parliament who supported the bill said it was wrong to deny
police another tool to solve serious crimes. Some critics said Singapore's
decision could signal the privacy risks of participating in contact-tracing
programs, discouraging people from using technology at the heart of stopping
Covid-19.


U.S. Looks to Prevent Supply Shortages 


U.S. President Joe Biden will order a government-wide review of critical
supply chains in an effort to reduce U.S. reliance on countries such as
China for essential medical supplies and minerals, according to people
familiar with the matter.

The administration's goal is to protect government and private-sector supply
chains to prevent future shortages and limit other countries' ability to
exert leverage over the U.S., according to an administration official.


Southern Africa Needs Vaccines, Group Says 

Doctors Without Borders said Southern Africa is in dire need of vaccine
doses, and called for more-equitable distribution of shots with health
workers and people at highest risk given priority.


"Health workers in Mozambique, Eswatini, and Malawi are currently struggling
to treat escalating numbers of patients with little prospect of receiving a
vaccine to protect themselves or others from the virus," the group said in a
statement.


France Sees Vaccines for All by Summer's End 


French President Emmanuel Macron said that based on contracts secured at a
European level, France will be able to offer vaccination to all adults who
want it "by the end of summer."

All nursing home residents who want to the shot will have it by early March,
representing about 500,000 people, he said. Macron called on the French to
keep up preventive measures, saying the vaccination won't end a lockdown or
relieve pressure on hospitals. "The virus is circulating at great speed," he
said.

France's National Authority for Health recommended giving AstraZeneca Plc's
vaccine to people younger than 65.


Dutch Lockdown Extended Until March 


The lockdown in the Netherlands will be extended until March 2, said Dutch
Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

Despite decreasing infections since Christmas, Rutte warned of "an
inevitable third wave" because the British mutation accounts for about
two-thirds of all new infections. A relaxation of measures would have been
possible if it weren't for the variant, he said.

Rutte did announce a reopening of elementary schools from Feb. 8, stating
that the risk is limited. The night-time curfew will remain in place until
Feb. 10, and Rutte said his government will decide early next week whether
an extension is needed.


Ireland Reports Death Record as Surge Eases 


Ireland recorded 101 virus related deaths on Tuesday, the highest since the
pandemic began, health authorities said. The nation had battled one of the
world's worst outbreaks last month, which is now showing signs of easing.
Daily infections dropped to 879, the lowest in over a month.


Astra Shot Shows 82% Efficacy With 3-Month Gap 


AstraZeneca Plc's vaccine showed 82% effectiveness with a three-month gap
between two shots, according to a new study that bolsters the U.K.'s
controversial decision to adopt the extended dosing interval.

The vaccine also may significantly reduce transmission of the virus,
according to analysis of trial data by the University of Oxford, which
developed the vaccine with the U.K. drugmaker. Swabs taken from volunteers
in the U.K. arm of the trial showed a 67% reduction in transmission after
the first dose, the report showed.

 

 

 

 


 


 


 

 

 

 


 

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