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EU June vaccine target; Astra Shot Review: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) – According to an internal memorandum seen by Bloomberg, most member states of the European Union will have sufficient vaccine supplies to immunize the majority of people by the end of June, much earlier than the bloc’s official target. the EU’s vaccination campaign will improve after a sluggish start. The regulator of the block may indicate a possible link between vaccination with AstraZeneca Plc’s shot and rare cases of blood clots, an official told an Italian newspaper. A new study has found that most toddlers infected with the virus have a high viral load and that being silent spreaders is a lack of symptoms. Key Developments: Global Tracker: Business Succeeds 131.8 Million; deaths exceed 2.8 million Vaccine Tracker: More than 673 million shots are given worldwide. Joint mutants multiply as scientists decode variations Mobile vaccine group has a mission: Protect the most needy Future pandemics already divide US politics How pandemics change the course of history: Stephen Mihm Why the mutated coronavirus variant is so worrying: QuickTakeSubscribe to a daily update on the virus from Bloomberg’s Prognosis team here. Click CVID on the Global Business and Death Data Terminal. Tanzania signals Pandemic shift (17:48 HK) Tanzania’s new president will appoint a committee to advise her on how to curb the spread of Covid-19, to deny her predecessor President Samia Suluhu Hassan to senior government officials said in an address broadcast on broadcaster TBC1. Under her predecessor, John Magufuli, Tanzanians were asked to avoid using masks and using traditional remedies. The government stopped publishing the Covid-19 infection data in May, when the deaths were at 21, and said it would not obtain any vaccines. WHO to remove Chinese vaccines soon (17:35 HK) Chinese vaccines Sinovac and Sinopharm could list emergency use by the World Health Organization in late April, a spokesman said at a media conference. The WHO is in the later stages of the process and has requested additional data. The WHO’s authorization is needed for the global Covax initiative to send vaccines to participating countries, in order to ensure a product’s safety and efficacy for those who may not have the resources to do the assessment themselves. EMA’s Cavalieri sees possible blood clot link (17:01 HK). The European Medicines Agency is about to point out a possible link between AstraZeneca’s vaccine and rare cases of blood clots, reports the Messaggero of Italy, quoting Marco Cavalieri. , who chairs the agency’s vaccine evaluation team. Yet business is extremely rare and the risk-benefit ratio is still positive, he said. The EMA “will indicate that there is a link, but it is still not clear how it works,” Cavalieri told the newspaper. Malaysia will continue to use Astra Shot (16:13 HK). Malaysia will continue to use the AstraZeneca vaccine, Star reported. , referring to Health Minister Adham Baba. The report said Baby. The decision was made because the vaccine has more advantages than disadvantages. The country granted conditional registration on Friday to the vaccine provided by the Covax facility. EU sees against immunity by the end of June (16:05 HK). Most EU member states have sufficient vaccine supplies to vaccinate the majority of people against which, according to an internal Bloomberg memorandum, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands are able to vaccinate more than 55% of their total population. the document shows. By the end of the summer, the EU wants to immunize 70% of adults, which – depending on the demographics of each Member State – is about 55-60% of the total population. Sweden increases spending on pandemic (14:55 HK) The Swedish government will spend a further 6.9 billion kroner ($ 792 million) on measures to combat the pandemic, said Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson, said. The money will be used to prevent the spread of the disease and carry out vaccinations, and to extend support measures for individuals who have to work from home until 30 June. UK Launches new virus lending program (14:36 HK) UK recovery The loan scheme starts on Tuesday with loans of as much as £ 10 million ($ 14 million) to businesses, the Treasury said. The government offers an 80% guarantee for all loans, and interest rates are limited to 14.99% – although they are expected to be much lower in most cases. The program runs until the end of the year and replaces several emergency loans that have spread more than £ 75 billion since the pandemic. Indonesia expands movement curbs (14:32 HK) The Indonesian government has extended the movement restrictions to Aceh, Riau, South Sumatra, North Kalimantan and Papua, according to the coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto. Curbstones are now being implemented in 20 provinces until 20 April. Valneva will start final phase Tests (13:55 HK). Valneva SE plans to launch the final phase of clinical trials on its vaccine candidate this month, a step forward for a French government-sponsored low-tech survey supported by the UK government. A phase 1/2 test yielded positive results for a high dose. The vaccine uses a sample of the virus that was killed to stimulate an immune response without causing the disease. The UK has entered into an agreement worth as much as $ 1.4 billion ($ 1.9 billion) to receive as many as 190 million doses of the shot between 2021 and 2025. The UK government is also investing in the Scottish manufacturing plant of the biotechnology. Toddlers Can Be Silent Distributors (13:32 HK). Most toddlers infected with the virus have no symptoms but have a high viral load and a long duration of live viral poisoning, making them potential silent spreaders of the infection, according to a study by the Faculty of Medicine. the Chinese University of Hong Kong. To identify a hidden transmission chain, the authors recommend testing stool samples from young children. “While we work intensively to prevent high-risk individuals from becoming infected, it is important to come up with a solution to avoid adverse outcomes in young children,” said Siew Chien Ng, co-director of the University’s Center for intestinal microbial research, said. Russia delays Chinese vaccine (13:11 HK) Russian officials have delayed the authorization of China’s CanSino Biologics Inc. vaccine, the only foreign vaccine undergoing domestic testing because local authorities prefer Russian-developed shots, according to three people who familiar with When CanSino’s local partner filed for approval in November, according to one of the people, who is a government official, it was not clear how quickly domestic vaccine production could scale up. Russian officials are now confident that they can rely on home shots and that no foreign doses are needed, the person said, adding that the CanSino vaccine could be approved later. Thai Bars Testing Find Clusters (12:55 HK) Thailand reported 250 new virus cases as the testing of hundreds of customers of Bangkok pubs confirmed several new infection groups. The boom prompted authorities to close nearly 200 nightlife venues for two weeks, including bars, pubs and karaoke centers. The boom in new business comes ahead of Thailand’s New Year’s holiday next week, when millions travel nationwide. Australia Travel Bubble (12:21 p.m. HK) New Zealand has agreed to open a quarantine-free tour with Australia from 19 April, said Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, restoring the unlimited two-way trip for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic. start. “The bubble will boost our economic recovery and represent a world-leading arrangement to open international travel safely while we continue to pursue an elimination strategy and keep the virus out,” Ardern said. New Zealand has consistently topped Bloomberg’s Covid resistance rankings and Australia currently ranks third, but both have experienced sporadic outbreaks that require local exclusions. Panacea jumps on Sputnik Deal (12:08 HK). India’s Panacea Biotec jumped 20%, beating the S&P BSE Small Cap Index, after the company signed an agreement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund to produce 100 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine a year. . Variants increase the need for vaccine funds (12:02 HK) A plan to the According to the Rockefeller Foundation, the pandemic can be financed through the International Monetary Fund through a record asset allocation. The IMF needs to approve and quickly distribute $ 650 billion in additional reserve assets to help developing economies vaccinate as much as 70% of their vaccinations. by the end of next year, the foundation said in a report. The report, which includes former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Jeffre contributors y Sachs, a professor of economics at Columbia University, details ways to use a major issue and reallocation of IMF special withdrawal rights for free. usable currencies can be exchanged. The plan calls on prosperous countries to voluntarily allocate at least $ 100 billion of their unnecessary signatures to provide further support to the developing world. North Korea to skip Olympics in Tokyo (10:16 am HK) North Korea has decided not to participate in Tokyo. Olympics, a state-run sports website, made it the first country to skip matches due to the pandemic. The decision was taken on March 25 by the country’s Olympic Committee, which called for the need to protect its athletes amid the global health crisis. Sports in the DPR Korea, a website run by the North Korean Ministry of Sports, said Tuesday. North Korea won seven medals at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Venezuela’s Guaido seen recovering (09:55 HK) Juan Guaido, president of the opposition-led national assembly in Venezuela, said he had recovered from Covid-19. Guaido, who is recognized by the US and about 50 countries as the legal leader of Venezuela, said the opposition was trying to arrange a national vaccination plan. Washington lowers the age for vaccines (09:10 HK) residents of Washington, DC of 16 years and older. will be eligible for vaccinations from April 19, Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Twitter. She appealed to those who are eligible to pre-register. India’s mortality rate drops (09:08 am HK) India now has the highest daily caseload in the world, with more than 100,000 new infections reported on Monday, but the ratio of deaths reported to cases has dropped to around 1 , 3% from as high as 3.6% a year ago, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The trend can be caused by increased tests, better hospital treatment, improved immunity, the age of those infected and even vaccinations. A comparison with other countries shows that progress is not linear. While the US has lowered its rate to a stable 1.8%, countries left behind by vaccinations seem to have suffered as more infectious coronavirus strains have emerged. Germany’s rate fluctuated from 1.5% in November to 2.9% in early March – past Brazil – before falling to 2.7%. Japan’s rate climbed to 1.9% from 1.3% in mid-January. The US administered 167 million vaccine shots, India 79 million, Brazil 25 million, Germany 14 million and Japan only 1.2 million. For more articles like this, feel free to visit us at Bloomberg.com: Sign up now to stay ahead of the most trusted business news source. © 2021 Bloomberg LP