(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Thousands of U.S. Children Infected with Covid-19 Hospitalized in South Korea Forced to Extend Vaccination Intervals
China News Service, Beijing, August 10th. Comprehensive news: The latest data on the official website of the World Health Organization shows that as of 19:07 on the 9th Central European Time (1:07 on the 10th Beijing Time), there have been a total of 202,608,306 confirmed cases of new crowns worldwide. There were 4,293,591 deaths. According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 8:21 on the 10th, Beijing time, there were a total of 203,276,211 confirmed cases worldwide and a total of 4,301,090 deaths.
Americas: Thousands of children in the U.S. hospitalized with COVID-19
According to the latest epidemic data released by Johns Hopkins University, a total of 35,940,893 cases have been confirmed in the United States, and a total of 617,307 deaths have been reported.
A US government official confirmed on the 9th that US Secretary of Defense Austin proposed to compulsorily vaccinate all US military personnel before mid-September.
According to reports, Austin’s mandatory vaccination recommendations to US President Biden will be announced in a memo to all military personnel that day. Biden also said in a statement that day that he “strongly” supports Austin’s decision.
As of the 9th, many American companies such as Wal-Mart, Google, Tyson Foods, United Airlines, etc. have announced that some or all of their employees are required to be vaccinated.
On the 8th local time, Francis Collins, President of the National Institutes of Health, said that there are currently 1,450 children in the United States hospitalized with the new crown virus, the most since the outbreak. He also learned from several pediatricians that in the latest wave of epidemics, “not only are there many children in hospital, but also have severe symptoms”, which is worrying.
The United States has not yet approved the new crown vaccine for people under 12 years of age. On the 8th, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, refuted the argument that children are not susceptible to the new coronavirus. He said that the situation at the Children’s Hospital showed that “quite many” children were infected with the new coronavirus and were in serious conditions.
Fauci called for teachers and school staff around children to be vaccinated, and masks should be worn regardless of whether they were vaccinated. This is the best way to prevent children from contracting the virus.
Europe: France’s new epidemic prevention measures officially take effect
The new French epidemic prevention measures came into effect on the 9th. Its important content is to expand the scope of use of health passes, etc., in order to respond to the fourth wave of new crown epidemics. From that day on, you must show your health pass when entering restaurants, cafes and other dining venues, and when taking trains, planes and other transportation in France.
The health pass contains information that the holder has completed the new crown vaccination or the virus test result is negative, and the relevant information can also be stored in the official epidemic prevention mobile phone software.
France has seen protests against expanding the use of health passes for 4 consecutive weekends. The most recent event was on the 7th. There were 237,000 people in France and 17,000 people in Paris. However, the official continued to advance the implementation of relevant measures as planned. The official also revealed that the new measures that took effect on the 9th will be implemented at least until November.
French President Macron hopes to speed up the new crown vaccination process by adopting measures such as expanding the use of health passes. In recent days, he has repeatedly posted selfie videos through social media, urging people to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
Official French data show that 44.98 million people in France have received at least one dose of vaccine, accounting for 66.7% of the total population; 37.51 million people have been fully vaccinated, accounting for 55.6% of the total population.
On the 9th, the oxygen supply equipment of a hospital in Vladikavkaz, the capital of the Republic of North Ossetia in Russia, failed, resulting in the death of 9 COVID-19 patients.
At the time of the accident, 71 COVID-19 patients were receiving treatment in the intensive care unit of the hospital, and 13 of them were using ventilators. The accident resulted in the death of 9 out of 13 people.
The Acting Chief Executive of the Republic of North Ossetia, Sergey Menjailo, said that the cause of the accident was the rupture of an oxygen supply pipeline in the basement of the hospital, which interrupted the supply of oxygen. The rupture of the oxygen supply pipeline has been found, and repair work is about to begin. The hospital has activated a backup oxygen supply program.
Asia: South Korea forced to extend the interval between two doses of vaccination
South Korean officials announced on the 9th that the interval between two doses of vaccination was extended to 6 weeks. According to foreign media reports, this is due to delays in the delivery of the new crown vaccine produced by Modena in the United States due to laboratory problems. The amount of vaccine originally scheduled to be supplied to South Korea in August has been reduced to less than half.
The South Korean new crown vaccination promotion team stated that the South Korean side has protested to Modena, but Modena said that the delay in supply caused by production problems is not for South Korea, but extends to the world. It apologizes for this and at the same time Promise to ship as soon as possible. South Korea has ordered 40 million doses of vaccine from Modena, which can be used for 20 million people. As of the 9th, only 2.455 million doses have been received.
The director of the Korean Disease Management Agency, Zheng Yinjing, emphasized that it is not only South Korea that adjusts vaccination intervals due to vaccine supply or the epidemic situation. The WHO also recommends that the vaccination rate for high-risk groups is low, but the vaccination interval can be extended to within 12 weeks when the vaccine supply is difficult.
As of the 9th, 20.936 million people in South Korea have been vaccinated with at least one dose, accounting for 40.8% of the total population; more than 7.72 million people have been fully vaccinated, accounting for about 15% of the total population.
According to data released by the Ministry of Health of Iran on the 9th, the country has 40,808 new confirmed cases and 588 new deaths in a single day, both hitting a new high since the outbreak; the country has a total of 4199537 confirmed cases and a total of 94603 deaths. Over 13 million people have received at least one dose of the new crown vaccine, and over 3 million people have completed two doses of vaccination.
Iranian President Ibrahim Leahy received the first dose of domestic vaccine on the 8th. On the 7th, he presided over the government’s new crown epidemic response working group meeting and said that he should not only “have no hesitation” in importing vaccines, but also to support vaccines. Domestic production.
Africa and Oceania: Australians’ acceptance of the government’s response to the epidemic has fallen
According to data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on August 9, local time, a total of 7,045,355 confirmed cases and a total of 177,545 deaths in the region.
The latest polls show that the Australian public’s approval rate for Australian Prime Minister Morrison’s response to the epidemic is 48%. At the peak of the first wave of the epidemic in April last year, this proportion was as high as 85%.
In the eyes of critics, due to the slow vaccination, most parts of Australia have fallen into a cycle of “closing and unblocking” to curb the spread of the highly infectious Delta strain. Australia’s two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, are still in a “closed city” status. Queensland, the third largest city, in Brisbane, ended its “home order” on the 8th. (Finish)
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