Hello and welcome again to our covid blog this Friday. I’m Samantha Locke and I bring you all the major developments around the world.
Let us know with some positive news Australia where 5 to 11 year olds Pfizer’s Kovid Vaccine Will Be Available From January 10, after the federal government accepted a recommendation for its use from vaccination experts. Prime Minister, Scott Morrisonsaid: “In one month from today, around 2.27 million Australian children aged five to 11 years will have the opportunity to roll up their sleeves and be vaccinated against COVID-19.”
In we, So far more than 40 people have been found infected with the Omicron variant, and more than three-quarters of those people have been vaccinated, said Dr Rochelle Valensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
However, she told the Associated Press “Illness is mild” in almost all cases observed so far, with reported symptoms mainly cough, congestion and fatigue.
Here is a snapshot of some of the major stories:
- cases of omicron can be of type spreading more rapidly in England in comparison South Africa, according to a senior scientific adviser, who warned that the version was a “very serious blow” to hopes of bringing the pandemic under control.
- European Union Three EU sources told Reuters that countries are expected to agree to limit the duration of COVID-19 certificates to a period of nine months, but some states are concerned that such limits could hinder travel. Huh. can do.
- Slovakia Cash handouts to people over 60 who get vaccinated or get a booster shot.
- Austria’The Health Minister has said that the minimum age for the planned vaccine mandate is 14 years. The government also said that holdouts face fines of up to €3,600 every three months.
- Malta Health Minister Chris Fern said that from Saturday it will be mandatory to wear masks in outdoor and indoor places.
- United States of America More than a dozen public health officials and physicians in the state have said millions of doses of the vaccine have been given to children ages 5 to 11, but there is little demand for vaccinations for younger children.
- we The Food and Drug Administration has authorized booster shots of the Pfizer/BioEntech vaccine for people ages 16 to 17.
- Initial hospital data from South Africa Less than a third of patients admitted for COVID-19 were diagnosed with severe disease during the latest wave involving the Omron variant, compared to less than two-thirds in the early stages of the previous two waves.
- cases of covid South Africa 255% growth in last seven days (The Omicron version produced a record 22,391 new cases) But there is increasing evidence that infection with the Omicron variant is provoking milder symptoms than in previous waves (only 22 deaths were recorded).
- German The Immunization Advisory Commission recommends the Pfizer/Biontech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 years with pre-existing conditions.
- World Health Organization The US has warned rich countries against hoarding vaccines for booster shots as they try to fight the new Omron variant, threatening supplies to poorer countries where vaccination rates are low.
- European UnionThe US drug regulator has said it may be prudent to administer a vaccine booster up to three months after the initial two-shot rule.
- Brazil International travelers who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus will have to quarantine for five days in the city where they arrive by plane.
- australian 5 to 11 year olds Pfizer’s Kovid Vaccine Will Be Available From January 10, after the federal government accepted the recommendation of vaccination experts.
- RussiaPresident of Vladimir Putin It said that after the discovery of Omicron, Russia will send virus experts to South Africa to set up a Kovid-19 lab there.
- Lebanon The health ministry said the country’s first two cases of the Omicron variant were confirmed in passengers from Africa upon arrival at the airport.