Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Wednesday 3-Feb-2021
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
February 3, 2021
CoViD-19 News and Information you can trust. Welcome new members from the Rapid Test Center.
To my readers: I apologize for just presenting headlines for the past two days. I have been under the weather with a non-CoViD illness (yes, there are still other things to catch during the pandemic). I hope to be back up to speed tomorrow.
| COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY |
| Coronavirus update for February 3, 2021 |
| World Wide Updates |
| Spain’s coronavirus death toll tops 60,000 AstraZeneca vaccine appears to substantially reduce transmission of the coronavirus, study shows UK likely past “this peak” of pandemic, says England’s Chief Medical Officer Pope Francis gets second dose of Covid-19 vaccine World Economic Forum annual meeting postponed again, now scheduled for August UNICEF announces deal for 1.1 billion vaccine doses for world’s poorest countries Nicaragua issues emergency use authorization for Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine Switzerland declines authorization of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine Lawmakers condemn “appalling” video of England’s chief medical officer being verbally abused in the street GSK and CureVac plan to develop Covid-19 vaccine against “multiple emerging variants” Increasing number of EU countries not administering AstraZeneca vaccine to the elderly Olympic athletes won’t need Covid-19 vaccine for Tokyo Games British scientists say the next dangerous Covid variant is likely already out there. We just don’t know it yet China to supply COVAX with 10 million Covid-19 vaccine doses First came Covid lockdown. Now a bushfire is forcing these Australians to evacuate Mexico issues emergency use authorization for Sputnik V vaccine, orders millions of doses Large UK study confirms Covid-19 antibodies last at least 6 months Saudi Arabia to suspend entry from 20 countries to contain spread of Covid-19 WHO team heads to China bat lab at the center of coronavirus conspiracies New Zealand regulator approves Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine More than half of Delhi’s population has had Covid-19, survey shows Sinopharm’s coronavirus vaccine works against South Africa variant, Chinese researchers say The number of Covid-19 infections in the UK is still alarmingly high, prime minister says Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6% effective against symptomatic Covid-19, interim trial results suggest AstraZeneca is 75% effective for 90 days after single shot, study finds Coronavirus strain in UK picks up mutation that could impact vaccines, experts say Canada inks deal with Novavax to manufacture coronavirus vaccine in Montreal Belgium limits AstraZeneca jab to under-55s Switzerland demands more data before Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine approval Foreign visitors to show negative Covid-19 test to enter Sweden Ukraine prepping to ease lockdown in some regions |
| Total Cases Worldwide: 104,822,205 Total Deaths Worldwide: 2,274,924 Total Recovered: 76,459,549 |
US Updates California opens mass vaccination sites as part of federal pilot program West Virginia governor calls for more localized approach to Covid-19 vaccine administration Yankee Stadium mass vaccination site will open Friday Deploying the Defense Production Act to help with vaccine production is on the table, White House says Federal government has partnered with 21 pharmacy chains to administer Covid-19 vaccine Nearly 34 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in US, CDC says 41% of Americans approve of how US is handling pandemic, Pew survey finds 11 known cases of UK variant in New Jersey, governor says South Carolina expands vaccine eligibility to people 65 and older Biden administration has sent $1.7 billion to states and others to aid community vaccination efforts There isn’t an official recommendation to double mask, but it may be “common sense,” Fauci says States begin to identify deaths believed to be linked to Covid-19 UK variant One million Covid-19 vaccines have been administered to veterans, White House says Teachers don’t have to be vaccinated for schools to safely reopen, CDC director says New Jersey eases indoor dining restrictions citing declining Covid hospitalizations Fauci suggests Johnson & Johnson vaccine could get emergency use authorization in next two weeks New York City health commissioner tests positive for Covid-19 CDC’s ensemble forecast now projects up to 534,000 US Covid-19 deaths by Feb. 27 Pharmacy vaccine strategy will “test the waters,” former Biden transition Covid-19 adviser says Indoor dining can happen if “you don’t have people sitting right next to each other,” Fauci says US reports more than 110,000 new Covid-19 cases Many US Marine recruits had been infected with coronavirus, study finds Younger adults are the biggest spreaders of coronavirus in US, study suggests There is hope that Covid-19 deaths will decrease in the coming weeks, CDC director says Muluma meet-and-greet in Miami shut down by police over COVID concerns Florida officials call for audit after 1,000 doses of COVID vaccine found spoiled in Palm Beach County Total US cases: 27,116,193 Total US deaths: 460,800 Total Recovered: 16,852,459 Total Tested in US: 312,205,736 Total cases in CA: 3,346,212 Total deaths in CA: 42,005 Total cases in TX: 2,438,003 Total deaths in TX: 37,859 Total cases in FL: 1,744,619 Total deaths in FL: 27,023 Total cases in NY: 1,478,855 Total deaths in NY: 44,270 Total cases in IL: 1,134,231 Total deaths in IL: 21,420 Contact us  |
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