Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine is around 91% effective at preventing the disease, said in an article published on Rueters.
Cases in Europe
Europe’s rollout of vaccinations is “unacceptably slow,” the World Health Organization’s European head said.
France could hit the peak of the third wave of the pandemic in seven to 10 days with the new restrictive measures announced.
Britain’s opposition Labour leader has expressed skepticism about the use of so-called vaccine passports to allow people to access hospitality and entertainment venues, saying the “British instinct” could be against such documents.
A shortage of vaccines means Sweden expects to offer all adults the first dose of a vaccine by Aug. 15.
Cases in America
U.S. President Joe Biden is enlisting the help of groups as varied as NASCAR and the NAACP as part of a multi-billion-dollar effort to convince Americans to take COVID-19 vaccines.
Brazil has detected a new COVID-19 variant that is similar to the one first seen in South Africa.
Cases in Asia-Pacific
China to produce more than 100 million doses of Russia’s two-shot Sputnik V vaccine.
India began vaccinating tens of thousands of people above the age of 45 in its biggest push yet against a surging coronavirus that has hit the highest daily count.
Cases in Africa
Egypt received 854,400 doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine as part of the global COVAX agreement.
Medical Developments
Rates of stillbirth and maternal deaths rose by around a third during the pandemic, with pregnancy outcomes getting worse overall for both babies and mothers worldwide.
Economic Impact
World stocks ran higher following their slowest quarter in a year.
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Source: Reuters
