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Germany has urged the European Union (EU) to limit exports of the new coronavirus vaccine from the region. Regarding the supply of vaccines to the EU, AstraZeneca in the UK, which is in the final stages of the EU approval process, has announced that the initial supply will be delayed due to production problems. In response, the European Commission, the EU’s executive body, said it expects to receive significantly fewer vaccines in January-March than in previous agreements.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a World Economic Forum (WEF) virtual event that the outcome of the crown accident would not come as soon as expected and would affect civilian life for years to come.
Ireland is showing signs of slowing the spread of the infection but is expected to extend its lockdown. The UK is expected to announce plans to quarantine immigrants. New Zealand is likely to maintain border closures for most of the year.
Colombian President Duque said on Twitter that Defense Minister Toluhijo had been reported dead from complications from the new corona infection.
Mike Ryan, who oversees emergency response at the World Health Organization (WHO), said the vaccine will not prevent the new coronavirus from becoming infected in the near future.
UN Secretary General António Guterres has warned that if rich countries do not act immediately to support new corona vaccines from developing countries, more variants could occur and current vaccines could be invalidated.
Moderna has announced that it plans to start a human trial of a booster (additional vaccination) aimed at improving the effectiveness of the vaccine. The purpose is to deal with the highly infectious mutants first discovered in South Africa. Laboratory studies have shown that the effect of the company’s vaccine in South African variants may be weaker than in conventional species.
Moderna to start a booster vaccination clinical trial in response to South African mutants (1)
914 new cases were reported in Samut Sakhon province, near Bangkok, where the spread of the infection is particularly severe in Thailand. Most of them were found in inspections of migrant factory workers.
Johns Hopkins and Bloomberg UniversityAccording to aggregate data, the number of infected people worldwide exceeded 99.8 million and the death toll exceeded 2.1 million.
Hong Kong CEO Carrie Lam said she had asked the Chinese government to provide the country’s vaccine due to a disruption in the supply of the three new corona vaccines she had previously obtained …
In South Korea, the number of people infected 24 hours a day until midnight on the 26th was 354, up from 437 the day before.
The number of hospitalizations in the United States was 114,281, the lowest level since mid-December last year. It was down 13% from 131,637 as of January 15.
US President Joe Biden said he expects all applicants to be vaccinated against the new crown by the spring. However, to achieve this high goal, it is necessary to significantly increase the rate of vaccination. According to data from Bloomberg, the current rate is around 1.2 million a day, but President Biden said he hopes to hit 1.5 million soon.
Biden May Vaccinate All Applicants With New Crown In Spring
Original title:EU vaccine export limits; Minister of Colombia dies: virus update 、Growing EU dispute with AstraZeneca highlights vaccine fiasco 、WHO warns about vaccine; Thailand Migrant Group: Virus Update （抜 粋）
(Update with paragraphs 1-4)
