Coronavirus Global Updates, Feb 19 :::: Brazil Hits 10 Million Covid Cases , Florida Nears 30, 000 Deaths and Illinois Cases of U.K. Strain Almost Double

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Coronavirus Global Updates, Feb 19 :::: Brazil Hits 10 Million Covid Cases ,
Florida Nears 30,000 Deaths  and Illinois Cases of U.K. Strain Almost Double

 


 

 


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Zimbabwe COVID19 Update


COVID-19 update: As at 18 February 2021, Zimbabwe had 35 543 confirmed
cases, including 31 821 recoveries and 1 420 deaths. 

 



Bad Weather Slows Shots; U.S. Vaccine to Double: Virus Update
The U.S. vaccine supply is poised to double in the coming weeks and months,
according to an
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-18/how-many-vaccine-doses-a
re-available-u-s-should-see-a-surge> analysis by Bloomberg, allowing a broad
expansion of doses administered across the country.


Winter storms in the U.S. continue to slow the vaccination drive, including
in New York City, Florida and Puerto Rico. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top
infectious disease doctor, said inoculations have come to a "grinding halt"
in some places. Massachusetts said it might send National Guard troops to
pick up its next vaccine shipments.

Brazil became the
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-18/brazil-hits-10-million-c
ovid-cases-with-new-strain-taking-hold> third country in the world to breach
10 million coronavirus cases. France is committing to donate 5% of its
secured vaccine supplies to
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-18/france-to-donate-5-of-it
s-vaccine-doses-to-poorer-countries> poorer countries. The U.S. will
contribute as much as
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-18/biden-to-pledge-4-billio
n-to-vaccine-program-for-poorer-nations> $4 billion to the global effort to
fund vaccinations in lower-income countries, but doesn't plan on shipping
any of its own vaccines abroad until the nation's own demand has been met.




Biden to Pledge $4 Billion to Vaccines for Poorer Nations 
The U.S. will contribute as much as
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-18/biden-to-pledge-4-billio
n-to-vaccine-program-for-poorer-nations> $4 billion to Covax, the global
effort to fund vaccinations in lower-income countries, but doesn't plan on
shipping any of its own vaccines abroad until the nation's own demand has
been met, officials familiar with the matter said.


 

President Joe Biden will announce during a Group of Seven call on Friday
that the U.S. will commit $2 billion immediately to the program and pledge
another $2 billion with conditions designed to spur contributions from other
countries, said the officials, who spoke to reporters on condition of
anonymity.


Illinois Cases of U.K. Strain Almost Double 
Illinois reported 17 more cases of the more-transmissible strain of the
coronavirus first found in the U.K. That almost doubled the number of known
cases to 42, state data  <http://dph.illinois.gov/covid19/variants> show.
The state also has one case of the variant first found in South Africa.




Meantime, Alabama said it has eight cases of the variant. But the Department
of Public Health
<https://twitter.com/ALPublicHealth/status/1362489040797388802> tweeted that
"only a couple of the cases had out-of-state travel prior to illness onset
which indicates this variant strain is already circulating in Alabama."



Nationwide, there almost 1,300 reported cases of the U.K. variant, called
B.1.1.7, in 42 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
<https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/transmission/variant-cases.html>
says. The body has projected that the strain, which U.K. scientists say is
"likely" more lethal, may become dominant in the U.S. as early as March.




Florida Nears 30,000 Deaths 
Florida is poised to pass 30,000 total fatalities, the fourth state in the
U.S. to do so.


The state hit 29,990 deaths, combining residents and non-residents, on
Thursday amid declining cases, hospitalizations and, more recently,
fatalities. In order, the states with the most deaths are California, New
York and Texas, each with more than 40,000.

Earlier, Governor Ron DeSantis said the Moderna vaccine shipment that the
state usually gets early in the week could now arrive as late as Monday as a
result of winter weather across the nation. "Because of the storms that
we're seeing throughout the country, it's basically sitting in the Fedex
warehouse," DeSantis said Thursday in Pinellas Park.




Brazil Hits 10 Million Covid Cases 
Brazil cases surpassed
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QOQRVADWX2PU> 10 million, with
infections picking up speed in recent weeks as a new variant spreads amid a
shortage of vaccines.


Latin America's largest nation reported 51,879 new cases Thursday, pushing
the total confirmed to 10,030,626, according to Health Ministry data. It's a
toll that lags only the U.S. and India. Deaths rose by 1,367 to 243,457, the
second-highest globally.

"Brazil's situation is really bad, with contagion at high levels. We're
seeing health systems in several states either in collapse or close to it,"
said Estevao Urbano, an infectious disease expert and director at Brazil's
Infectology Society.


Mexico Warns Against Counterfeit Pfizer Vaccine
Mexico issued a warning on the alleged
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QOQORJT0AFB6> illegal application
of Pfizer's vaccine in the state of Nuevo Leon, according to health agency
Cofepris.


Th vaccine has not been authorized for sale to the private sector, so any
substance acquired through an intermediary is false, it said.


A U.S. Vaccine Surge Is Coming 
The U.S. vaccine supply is poised to double in the coming weeks and months,
according to an
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-18/how-many-vaccine-doses-a
re-available-u-s-should-see-a-surge> analysis by Bloomberg, allowing a broad
expansion of doses administered across the country.


Currently, the U.S. is administering 1.6 million doses a day, constrained by
the recent supply of about 10 million to 15 million doses a week. But
Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers and U.S. officials have accelerated their
production timelines and signaled that the spigots are about to open,
providing hundreds of millions of doses to match the growing capacity to
immunize people at pharmacies and mass-vaccination sites.

A review of drugmakers' public statements and their supply deals suggests
that the number of vaccines delivered should rise to almost 20 million a
week in March, more than 25 million a week in April and May, and over 30
million a week June. By summer, it would be enough to give 4.5 million shots
a day.


France to Donate 5% of Vaccine to Poorer Countries 
France is committing to donate 5% of its secured Covid-19 vaccine supplies
to
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-18/france-to-donate-5-of-it
s-vaccine-doses-to-poorer-countries> poorer countries through the World
Health Organization-backed Covax program.


A multilateral approach via Covax -- a global alliance many developing
nations are relying on for inoculations -- is the most efficient way to show
solidarity, a French official who asked not to be named in line with
protocol, said Thursday.

France hopes the U.S. will make financial commitments regarding vaccines
during a Group of Seven summit on Friday, the official added.


Massachusetts Governor May Send Troops to Get Vaccine 
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said he's considering sending National
Guard troops to pick up the state's next vaccine shipments to avoid any
delay from bad weather. He said the doses are warehoused in Tennessee and
Kentucky.


"We got told last night that we might see a significant delay in our next
shipments," the Republican governor told the Greater Boston Chamber of
Commerce, according to the Boston Herald. "We can't afford to go what will
be almost a week without getting any new doses from the feds, and continue
to maintain the appointment schedules that people here expect and
anticipate."


Israel to Vaccinate Palestinian Workers, Ynet Says 
Israel plans to begin
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QOQDWWT0G1L0> vaccinating
Palestinians who work legally in its territory against Covid-19 using
Moderna Inc. doses, news website Ynet reported Thursday.


The country's inoculation drive is without parallel globally with more than
45% of the population receiving a first vaccine, but it has faced criticism
for not offering jabs to millions of Palestinians who live under its
control.


Canada Speeds Vaccines After Slow Start 
Canada has begun to
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-18/covid-19-shots-on-track-
to-ramp-up-in-canada-despite-slow-start> accelerate its vaccine rollout
after delivery disruptions became a major political headache for Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau.


In an update by public-health officials Thursday, the government announced
the pace of deliveries of both the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE and Moderna Inc.
shots is ramping up as of this week.

As many as 14.5 million of Canada's 38 million people should be inoculated
by the end of June, according to an updated timeline, up from the 13 million
the government expected previously. Should vaccine candidates from
AstraZeneca Plc, Johnson & Johnson and Novavax Inc. win regulatory approval,
the tally could climb to 24.5 million.


Fauci Says Weather Slowing Vaccinations 
Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease doctor in the U.S., said winter
storms and bad weather have brought vaccinations to a "grinding halt" in
some places.


He said he did not know the precise extent of the national slowdown but said
on MSNBC it was "a problem."

"We're just going to have to make up for it -- namely, do double time when
this thing clears up," he said. Vaccines have been administered below the
daily average of 1.6 million shots, measured over a week, for the last three
days, according to the
<https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-vaccine-tracker-global-distributio
n/> Bloomberg vaccine tracker.




NYC Loses Vaccine Supply Because of Weather 
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said snowstorms and bad weather resulted
in the loss of several days of vaccine supply, as well as the delayed open
of two vaccination sites. He said 30,000 to 35,000 appointments had to be
held back and that initial deliveries of this week's doses may not start
until Saturday or Sunday.


Usually the city receives deliveries on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, de Blasio
said. Officials said vaccine sites remain open today and that appointments
for people getting their second shots won't be impacted, but that in many
cases it has had to stop scheduling new appointments. The city has
administered 1.4 million vaccinations since it began its inoculation drive
in December.

To decrease the disparities among New Yorkers getting the vaccine, de Blasio
said the city has sent out 250 canvassers to the hardest-hit communities and
public housing sites to help people sign up.


Weather Delays Vaccines in Puerto Rico 
Puerto Rico said it was pushing all first-dose vaccinations scheduled for
this week until March 3 or 4. Those receiving their second dose this week,
however, will not see a change in their schedule.


Plunging temperatures and power outages in the southern and eastern U.S.
have disrupted vaccine delivery, Health Secretary Carlos Mellado said in a
statement. The U.S. territory of 3.2 million people has administered about
399,711 doses of both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines.

"Unfortunately, the weather is unpredictable," he said. "We will continue to
monitor the situation and concentrate on guaranteeing the second dose."


South Africa Told It Can Use Pfizer Shot 
South Africa  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QOPZ1EDWRGG1> can
press ahead with the use of the the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the
wake of a study showing how it stimulates neutralizing antibodies against
the locally dominant coronavirus variant, according to the Africa Centres
for Disease Control and Prevention.


In an online briefing, Africa CDC Director John Nkengasong said "what we are
seeing based on the studies is not huge changes in neutralizing the
antibodies of this virus."

The lab-based study of the Pfizer/BioNTech shot
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-17/pfizer-shot-produces-few
er-antibodies-versus-south-africa-strain> showed it stimulated roughly
two-thirds lower levels of neutralizing antibodies against the South African
variant.




Vaccine-Makers to Begin Trials With Pregnant Women 
Vaccine developers are set to begin trials for pregnant women, looking to
provide reassurance the shots are safe.


Pfizer and BioNTech are starting trials for their messenger RNA vaccine in
4,000 women in the latter stages of pregnancy, according to the U.S. online
clinical trial registry. AstraZeneca Plc. and Johnson & Johnson are planning
to run trials in the coming months.

Until now, pregnant women have been excluded from vaccine studies even while
they are more vulnerable to severe Covid-19. Some studies have also linked
the disease to premature birth.


U.K. Airlines Call for Clarity Over Reopening Plans 
The U.K. airline industry stepped up a campaign to persuade Prime Minister
Boris Johnson that travel should be included in his plan to reopen the
economy, calling for a clear road map to ease travel restrictions ahead of
the crucial summer season.


Heads of carriers including EasyJet Plc and Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd.
stressed the importance of the sector to the economy and employment.
Overseas trips are effectively banned for most British people under lockdown
rules, while incoming travelers are forced to take multiple Covid-19 tests
and, in many cases, mandatory hotel quarantines.

 

 


 


 


 

 

 

 


 

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