1/7 - “The #COVID19 vaccine made by BioNTech and Pfizer has been highly effective at preventing infection in Israel, according to the first real-world data showing that vaccination stops transmission of the virus.” ft.com/content/2626ec…
2/7 - “The results gathered by Israel’s health ministry [...] showed that the vaccine was 89 per cent effective at preventing infection of any kind and 94 per cent effective against symptomatic infection.”
3/7 - “The new data — which has not yet been peer reviewed — provide the first real-world demonstration of the vaccine’s effectiveness and offers hope that those immunised will also help to stem the spread of infection.”
4/7 - “The initial clinical trial run by BioNTech and Pfizer found the vaccine was 95 per cent effective in preventing disease, but the real world data provide more insight.”
5/7 - “During the study period, the B.1.1.7 variant first discovered in the UK was the dominant strain in Israel, found in more than 81% of #COVID19 test samples. As such, the results bolster previous laboratory findings that the jab is highly effective agnst the B.1.1.7 strain.”
6/7 - “Israel signed a deal with Pfizer to get more doses in exchange for studying its population, as it gets vaccinated. The country has administered doses to more than 78 people per 100 residents, one of the highest rates in the world.”
7/7 - “Stability data, which the companies are submitting to regulators around the world, show the vaccine can now be kept at normal medical freezer temp. of between -15C to -25C for up to 2 weeks, compared with the previous required storage conditions of between -60C and -80C.”
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1/9 - “Deaths in Mexico last year were 52% higher than in previous yes, putting the rate of excess deaths during the #COVID19 pandemic well above that in some countries seen as suffering the worst outbreaks in the world, including the US, UK and Brazil.”ft.com/content/44a1f0…
2/9 - “New official data showed Mexico has registered 977,081 deaths since Mar 2020, compared with an expected 641,556 for the same period based on the 2015-19 death tolls. Since the start of the epidemic, Mexico has more than 2m cases and almost 180,000 deaths from #COVID19.”
3/9 - “Total excess deaths per million in Mexico last year were 2,602 — 52% higher than 1,713 in the US, 75% higher than the UK, and 100% than Brazil’s 1,047, Eugenio Sánchez, a Mexican statistician who has examined world mortality data compiled by Israeli economist A Karlinsky.”
2/22 - Norway (and Finland), two European champions in fighting #COVID19 are currently facing strong pressure from the epidemic, both rising in incidence, and leaving their safety zone, R-eff respectively=1.11 (and 1.12), with still very low levels of mortality, for 7 more days.
3/22. Portugal is rapidly landing towards its #COVID19 safety zone (R-eff=0.51), can be reached by mid-week, at this pace, and decreasing in mortality, from very high to high - by mid-week too - levels, in the 7 upcoming days.
2/22 - Norway (and Finland), two European champions in fighting #COVID19 are currently facing the pressure of the epidemic, either increasing (or plateauing) just above of their safety zone, R-eff respectively=1.09 (and 1.02), with very low levels of mortality, for 7 more days.
3/22. Portugal is rapidly landing towards its #COVID19 safety zone (R-eff=0.55), can be reached next weekend, at this pace, and decreasing in mortality, from very high to high - by the weekend too - levels, for 7 more days.
2/8 - Valais is landing towards its #COVID19 safety zone (R-eff=0.75), close to reach it, plateauing in mortality at very high levels, for 7 more days.
3/8 - Geneva is slowly landing towards its #COVID19 safety zone (R-eff=0.90), at medium levels of activity, with no expected mortality, for 7 more days.
1/10 - USA. Feb 20 to Feb 26 -
The #COVID19 situation is improving in many states, being close to their safety zone, with decreasing mortality although still at very high or high levels.
9 states detailed in: renkulab.shinyapps.io/COVID-19-Epide…
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2/10 - Massachusetts will be landing towards its #COVID19 safety zone (R-eff=0.83), from high to medium - by early next week - levels of activity, decreasing in mortality too, from very high to high - by mid-week - levels, in the 7 upcoming days.
3/10 - Vermont will be plateauing at high levels in its #COVID19 epidemic activity (R-eff=1.03), with very low levels of mortality, for 7 more days.
2/5 - Quebec is slowly landing towards its #COVID19 safety zone (R-eff=0.88), close to reach it, with medium to low levels of mortality, for 7 more days.
3/5 - Ontario is slowly landing towards its #COVID19 safety zone (R-eff=0.87), very close to reach it, decreasing in mortality too at medium levels, for 7 more days.