India variant increases in UK
Global
Half of new cases in India
G7 address global vaccines
https://www.washingtonpost.com..../nation/2021/05/05/c
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, US
Today in London
Boris Johnson Secretary of State Antony Blinken
the global roll out of vaccines will be key in defeating the pandemic
Group of Seven nations to increase international manufacturing capability for vaccines
Indian delegation, all isolated, two tested positive
India and South Africa, pushing the World Trade Organizations to temporarily waive patents
UK
India Variants establishes in UK
https://www.gov.uk/government/....publications/covid-1
Up to 27th April
https://metro.co.uk/2021/05/04..../london-india-covid-
https://www.sanger.ac.uk/colla....boration/covid-19-ge
https://www.sanger.ac.uk/news/....#{%22news%22:{%22yea
March 27th 0.2% of samples sequenced in England were B.1.167
April 10th 1.7%
Hotspots in London (Harrow, Hounslow), Leicester, Basingstoke, Birmingham, Nottingham, Bradford
Public Health England, variants under investigation
Covid-variant vaccines fast-tracked
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-56984984
Money to boost testing at Porton Down
3,000 blood samples a week
Measure levels of antibodies generated by different vaccines
Booster programme in autumn being planned
UK Health Security Agency, Dr Jenny Harries
A new variant that can escape the current vaccines is the greatest risk of a third wave
we expect the existing vaccines to offer protection against new variants
particularly preventing serious illness and death
it is important that we continue to monitor
Pfizer, 60 million more orders
CureVac (developing vaccines against variants) 50 million doses pre-ordered
Nadhim Zahawi
Booster jabs planned from September
India
Stops vaccine exports
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrGNJLck4OM
About half of COVAX supplies
Bad news for Afghanistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Africa
Piyush Goyal, India's home ministry
No shortage of oxygen in Delhi
We are only facing problems in its transportation
Advised hospitals to ensure judicious use of oxygen as per the guidelines
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
7th March
endgame of the novel coronavirus pandemic
Bangladesh
Population, 166 million
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrGNJLck4OM
Country locked down since April 14th
Positivity rate, 8.9%
India variant threat
Not yet identified
Border closed
Eid threat
Cases are falling
Day wage earners
US
Uptake rate slower
https://www.vaccines.gov
Pharmacy walk in
Mass centre wind down
July 4th at least one dose, 70%
Fully vaccinated, 160 million
Needs 60 million shots I next 100 days
12 – 15s soon
