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Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold crisis talks on Monday with pharmaceutical executives, German regional leaders and European Commission officials to try to speed up the continent’s vaccination push stuttering.
AstraZeneca Plc will deliver an additional 9 million doses of vaccine to the European Union during the first quarter as the bloc tries to achieve its track inoculation unit. Bayer AG agreed to produce the experimental coronavirus vaccine from CureVac NV to help accelerate the launch of a promising plan that is in advanced clinical trials.
Valneva SE, a French vaccine developer, told the UK government exercised an option to order an additional 40 million doses of its experimental coronavirus trait for next year.
Infections continued to show a slowing trend in many regions of the world, including the United States, although concerns about new variants remain. Italy will ease restrictions on most of the country from Monday.
Main developments:
- Global Tracker: cases are approaching 103 million; deaths exceed 2.2 million
- Vaccine Tracker: More than 98.3 million shots given worldwide
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- Pfizer or Sputnik? The race to inject requires calls to choose from
- Faced with a vaccine emergency, the EU made one enemy of all
- Merkel’s handprints are all over Germany vaccine failures
- Vaccines do, but that’s why Covid will never go away: QuickTake
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Merkel to convene vaccine crisis talks (16:45 HK)
Chancellor Angela Merkel will take over crisis talks in an attempt to accelerate Europe’s vaccination push. The video call this afternoon in Berlin comes after commission chairwoman Ursula von der Leyen announced that AstraZeneca will deliver an additional 9 million doses of vaccine to the European Union during the first quarter.
Germany’s infection rate rose on Monday to 90.9 infections per 100,000 people over the past seven days, from 90.2 on Sunday. The government has said the level should be below 50 to ease restrictions.
Bayer will help CureVac produce its covida vaccine (16:20 HK)
Bayer AG agreed to produce the experimental coronavirus vaccine from CureVac NV to help accelerate the launch of a promising plan that is in advanced clinical trials.
The measure extends Bayer’s current pact with CureVac beyond simply helping with regulatory clearances and global distribution. It follows the commitments of European pharmaceutical colleagues Sanofi and Novartis AG to put their manufacturing capabilities into increasing Covid-19 injection from BioNTech SE and Pfizer Inc.
UK exercise option for 40 million doses of Valneva (16:10 HK)
Valneva SE, a French vaccine developer, told the UK government exercised an option to order an additional 40 million doses of its experimental coronavirus trait for next year.
The compromise brings the size of the UK order to 100 million doses, Valneva said. Britain could still buy 90 million more doses for delivery between 2023 and 2025, which would bring the value of the contract to € 1.4 billion ($ 1.7 billion) if all options are exercised.
Singapore calls for law to allow tracking of data for crime investigations (14:51 HK)
Singapore introduced a bill Monday in parliament to formalize the use of contact tracking data in criminal investigations for serious crimes, after it was revealed that this information was used for this purpose in a murder case.
The law specifies that public sector agencies may use personal contact tracking data recorded on digital contact tracking systems only for the purpose of tracking contacts, unless it is necessary for police officers and police officers to use data for criminal investigations and proceedings. with regard to serious misconduct, the Office of Digital Governance and Smart Nation reported on Monday. These crimes include murder, terrorism, kidnapping and serious sex crimes.
Tokyo reports fewer new cases since December (14:29 HK)
Tokyo reported 393 new infections as the trend toward moderation in the Japanese capital continues. Although Mondays tend to get lower levels, the figure is the smallest recorded on a Monday since December 21 and represents a significant drop from Monday’s high of 1,219 cases on January 11th. The seven-day moving average of new cases has dropped to about 850 from 1,812 three weeks ago.
Despite the improving situation, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga looks set to extend one state of emergency this week for major metropolitan areas.
Astra increases dose deliveries amid the chaotic launch of the EU (1:11 pm HK)
AstraZeneca Plc will deliver an additional 9 million vaccine doses in the European Union during the first quarter of this year, as the bloc tries to launch its chaotic inoculation boost.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Twitter on Sunday that the drug maker would begin deliveries a week earlier than planned and expand its manufacturing.
Chinese police confiscate more than 3,000 doses of fake vaccines (12:30 pm HK)
Chinese police arrested more than 80 suspects involved in the manufacture and sale of counterfeit Covid vaccines in a special campaign against vaccine-related crimes, Xinhua reported. The suspects have been using saline saline to make fake coronavirus vaccines and have been selling them to the public since September, according to the report. The case was exposed by police in provinces and cities such as Jiangsu, Beijing and Shandong.
Biden invites GOP senators to meet with stimulus offer (10:18 am HK)
President Joe Biden has invited a group of 10 Republican senators to meet with him in the coming days to discuss his alternative plan for Covid-19 economic stimulus, the White House said Sunday evening.
Republican lawmakers early Sunday offered a $ 600 billion proposal in a letter to Biden in response to the $ 1.9 trillion plan he set more than two weeks ago that Republicans have rejected.
South Korea sees smaller increase in cases in ten weeks (9:01 am HK)
South Korea reported 305 new cases in the past 24 hours, the lowest number in ten weeks. Still, South Korea said Sunday it will extend restrictions on social distancing for two more weeks as new infections resurfaced last week and reversed a downward trend.
UK meets vaccine milestone (8:19 am HK)
The United Kingdom is set at confirm that residents of all eligible care homes in England have been offered a Covid-19 vaccine, even when a dispute over European exports raises concerns about supplies.
Strikes have been offered to eligible residents of more than 10,000 homes, whenever possible. The announcement comes after yesterday’s assurances from International Trade Secretary Liz Truss that the country’s supply of vaccines is safe and that the country will follow its deployment schedule.
Captain Tom of the United Kingdom hospitalized with Covid-19 (15:15 in New York)
Photographer: Chris Jackson / Getty Images
Captain Sir Tom Moore, the 100-year veteran who raised nearly £ 40 million ($ 55 million) for the UK health service since the start of the pandemic, was admitarrived at the hospital after testing positive for Covid-19. Hannah Ingram Moore said her father was diagnosed last week and had been hospitalized for breathing with “extra help,” the AP reported.
Biden Health Advisor Warns of Virus Variants (1:46 pm NY)
A senior health adviser to President Joe Biden warned on Sunday that a new variant of the coronavirus circulating in the UK is likely to become the dominant tension in the US and may lead to future restrictions on face-to-face meetings.
Photographer: Glen Stubbe / Star Tribune / Getty Images
Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the nation’s health care system must be prepared for an increase in serious cases such as who was recently lived in England.
New York vaccine data show race disparity (12:34 pm NY)
New York City first disaggregated its Covid-19 vaccination data by ethnicity, with the mayor stressing a “Deep problem” with racial inequality.
White residents made up almost half of the people who received at least one dose, even though they make up only a third of the population. Latinos, 29% of the city, accounted for only 15% of those vaccinated. The lowest ratio was among blacks, although they accounted for almost a quarter of the city’s population, accounting for only 11% of those vaccinated.
New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo said black New Yorkers don’t hesitate to get vaccinated, in part out of distrust.
Vaccine disparity
White New York residents receive a disproportionate number of vaccines against Covid-19
Vaccination data from the New York City Department of Health; 2019 U.S. Census Population Data
Italy reduces restrictions (11:26 am NY)
Italy reported 11,252 new cases and 237 deaths on Sunday as it prepares to ease restrictions in most of the country as of Monday. The positivity rate remained even around 5.2%. The cases in Italy have remained stable in recent weeks and so far the country has avoided the sharp increases suffered by some neighboring countries.
Both the Milan and Rome regions will fall into the so-called “yellow zone” from Monday, the lower level of restrictions that allow bars and restaurants to remain open during the day.
– With the help of Jeff Sutherland