The Coronavirus pandemic has resulted in 2.64 million deaths worldwide according to the latest AFP toll based on official sources. In the United States the victims are 534,275, in Brazil 277,102, in Mexico 193,851, in India 158,446 and in the United Kingdom 125,343.
EU will maintain vaccine targets despite Astrazeneca delays
The EU will be able to hit its vaccination targets this quarter despite AstraZeneca’s delays in deliveries as Pfizer is producing faster than expected: Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said in an interview with radio Europe 1. Breton said AstraZeneca’s delays are unacceptable but that Brussels has no plans to sue her for the time being. “The good news is that we won’t be late with our program in the first quarter anyway” because “Pfizer is producing more, much more than expected, and will give us more,” he added.
Mexico, a million doses of Chinese vaccine arrive
One million doses of the Coronavac vaccine from the Chinese company Sinovac have arrived at Mexico City’s international airport. This is the second shipment of one million doses from Beijing. This country of over 128 million inhabitants is the 13th in the world for the number of infections, but the third for the number of deaths, with a total of 2,157,771 cases and 193,851 deaths.
In Ireland, temporary suspension of the Astrazeneca vaccine
The Irish National Advisory Committee on Immunization of Ireland has recommended the temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine. The decision was made following new information received from the Norwegian Medicines Agency. Three health care workers in Norway who recently received the AstraZeneca vaccine are being treated in hospital for bleeding due to low blood platelet counts. The suspension, however, is currently only temporary. However, Astrazeneca’s reaction was immediate: “There is no evidence that among the adverse reactions of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine there may be thrombi or blood clotting problems”, underlined a spokesman for the Anglo-Swedish group. And again: “An analysis of our safety data covering cases established by the administration of over 17 million doses of the vaccine showed no evidence of an increased risk”, he explained, “in fact, the numbers of these events reported. patients who received the AstraZeneca vaccine are lower than those that would naturally occur in the unvaccinated population. “
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Brazil, another 1,986 deaths in the last 24 hours
Brazil, the current global epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has surpassed India in number of cases and is second behind only the United States, recorded another 1,986 deaths today. The total number of victims thus rises to 277,102 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. Yesterday’s figure is the fourth largest in a year. Also in Brazil today is the news of the death due to complications related to the coronavirus of Silvo Antonio Favero, a regional deputy of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso who had fought for a law against the compulsory vaccine for Covid-19. Favero, who was 54, was hospitalized last Thursday. The deputy was elected with the Partido Social Liberal, the same formation as President Jair Bolsonaro, often accused of having downplayed the severity of an epidemic that sees Brazil as one of the most severely affected nations. In Brazil there is no federal vaccination obligation but the Supreme Court has authorized individual states to sanction those who do not intend to take the serum.
Australia: Covid positive case after receiving first Pfizer dose
A 47-year-old man in Australia tested positive for Covid despite receiving the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Head of Health for New South Wales Brad Hazzard explained that the man, a security guard at one of the quarantine hotels tested positive while his family members tested negative. On March 2, the man received his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. “The antibodies do not reach their maximum effect immediately after vaccination,” explained Hazzard. “As we have always said, vaccination helps but does not necessarily prevent contracting the virus,” he added. However, investigations are underway to determine the origin of the infection.
Covid: higher number of infections in India since the beginning of the year
India has recorded 25,320 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the highest number of daily infections since the beginning of the year. The figure, the highest since last December 16, comes a few days after the start of the lockdown in the state of Maharashtra, the epicenter of the new outbreaks. There are 161 new deaths, bringing the total to 158,607. With 11.63 million cases, India is the third country most affected by the pandemic after the United States and Brazil. The government aims to vaccinate one fifth of a population of 1.3 billion people by August.
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