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Raging virus, few shots. How Brazil missed its chance to secure Covid-19 vaccines
RIO DE JANEIRO: Weeks after other Latin American countries began inoculating their citizens against coronavirus, Brazil finally administered its first shot on Jan. 17 using China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd vaccine.With efficacy of just over 50% - barely above Brazil's threshold for regulatory approval - the Chinese shot was not the government's first choice. But for now, there is little else available.The country's principle strategy - to manufacture 100 million doses of the AstraZeneca PLC vaccine locally - has been plagued by repeated delays. That effort isn't expected to yield a finished product until March at the earliest. AstraZeneca last week sent 2 million emergency doses to help Brazil get started. Meanwhile, Brazil's Health Ministry has yet to sign deals with other vaccine makers.The delays leave Brazil's 210 million residents vulnerable to one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks on the planet. Brazil has tallied more than 218,000 Covid-19 fatalities, second only to the United … [Read more...] about Raging virus, few shots. How Brazil missed its chance to secure Covid-19 vaccines
Japan’s PM apologizes over lawmakers’ late-night visits to hostess bars
Meanwhile, government sources have said the initial month-long state of emergency could be extended until the end of February, with rising numbers of ruling coalition lawmakers believing it necessary to further expand the emergency measures to cover other parts of the country that are seeing virus number continue an uptrend. … [Read more...] about Japan’s PM apologizes over lawmakers’ late-night visits to hostess bars
Philippines logs 2,245 new COVID-19 cases, India’s tally rises to 10,689,527
The daily caseload rose above 500 in 10 days owing to new cluster infections linked to a Christian missionary group in Daejeon, about 160 km south of Seoul, that has a nationwide network. … [Read more...] about Philippines logs 2,245 new COVID-19 cases, India’s tally rises to 10,689,527
