Australia is Biontech/Pfizer-vaccine +++ Federal government from feared attacks on these include +++ Israel is because Corona-mutants international flights +++ The messages to the Coronavirus pandemic starTicker.
Stiko-chief Mertens: vaccine shortage was not “predictable”
Bottlenecks in Corona delivery-are vaccines in the opinion of the Standing Committee on vaccination (Stiko) at the Robert Koch-Institute have not been in sight. “This is very unpleasant, no question, but these are things that are not in our Power,” said the Stiko Chairman Thomas Mertens in the ZDF-“morning magazine”. The manufacturing problems were not “unpredictable”.
At the time, as contracts with manufacturers, had been made, they knew nothing about the real effectiveness of the vaccines. “You didn’t have to buy several cats in the Sack, because you knew which vaccine is first to approval,” said Mertens. The Stiko a panel of experts with the aim to give recommendations on vaccinations based on current research.
After the problems at Pfizer delivery-Biontech had announced last week, the British-Swedish group Astrazeneca, first less doses to the EU than planned. The approval of this vaccine is expected soon.
New Zealand: the first locally transmitted Corona case since November
In his successful fight against the Corona pandemic well-known new Zealand a locally transmitted infection case, for the first time since November again confirmed. It was a 56-year-old woman who had stayed after their return from Europe, two weeks in a quarantine in a hotel in Auckland, shared with the health authorities in the island nation in the South Pacific.
There had been two Times a negative effect on the Virus tested. It was only after they had returned to their home region of Northland on the North island, have shown symptoms, and had been positively tested, it said. In the case of the Virus was a new, ansteckendere Virus Mutation from South Africa, was confirmed by the Minister for Covid-19-fight, Chris Hipkins. The wife is apparently with another Person in the quarantine hotel.
Australia allows for Biontech/Pfizer-vaccine
With the Corona vaccine of Biontech/Pfizer Australia has admitted for the first time, a vaccine against the causative agent of Sars-CoV-2. The vaccinations should be started towards the end of February, informed the office of the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison. Morrison spoke of an important step in the fight against the Coronavirus. According to the news Agency AAP reported, is set to begin the vaccinations in 30 to 50 hospitals, where elderly and disabled patients as well as health workers vaccinated should be.
6729 Corona infections and 217 new deaths reported
The German health authorities have reported to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) 6729 Corona infections within a day. Besides 217 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours, such as the RKI announced on Monday morning. Last Monday had reported the RKI 7141 infections and 214 new cases of death within 24 hours. However, the data from the Rhineland had been sent to the Palatinate to this time, only incomplete. On Mondays, the recorded numbers of cases are also mostly low, partly because on the weekend, less is tested.
The peak of 1244 new cases of death was on 14. January has been achieved. In the case of the within 24 hours of registered infections was 33.777 on 18. December is the highest value reported – is 3500 late registrations, however, were included.
The number of within seven days of the reported new infections per 100 000 inhabitants (Seven-days-incidence) was, according to the RKI on Monday morning at 111.2. Her previous high was 22. December 197,6 been achieved. The number fluctuated after that, and has been falling for a few days.
The Federal government feared attacks on these include
The Federal government on possible attacks on these include, vaccine shipments, or the manufacturer of Corona vaccines. Although there is no concrete evidence, but it was due to “the large media presence, as well as the high dynamics and emotionality” of the theme of an “abstract danger” of the above-mentioned facilities, according to a reply from the Federal Ministry of the interior on a request from the Green group. People could try, in the institutions, to penetrate, to give their Protest vigorously.
Chancellery-in-chief: Mutation is a dominant Form
Chancellery chief Helge Braun is assumed that especially in the UK common Mutation of the Coronavirus is also in Germany, the dominant Form. “We see currently that we now have to do in several hospitals with the mutant. That is, arrived at us in the country and therefore, they will take over eventually, as in other countries, then the leadership and will make problems,” said brown in the ARD talk show “Anne Will”.
Oxfam: Corona pandemic threatens to exacerbate social inequality
The Corona pandemic threatens to worsen the social inequality in several countries at the same time. This was the result of a report by the aid organisation, Oxfam, for, among other things, 295 economic scientists from 79 countries were interviewed. “Under a burning glass, the multiple forms of oppression and marginalization, where people are because of their gender, their sexuality, their age, a disability, as well as in the Wake of the racism and classism exposed to show up in the pandemic”, – stated in the published on Monday the report.
87 percent of the surveyed scientists expect Oxfam shows that income inequality will increase in their country as a result of the pandemic or be a strong increase. More than half is of the view that the inequality between the sexes is likely or very likely to increase, and more than two-thirds expect that the inequality will increase between White and BIPoC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color). “Particularly alarming is that two thirds of the Economist*my inside, her government had no strategy to combat inequality,” writes the organization.
Israel suspends due to Corona-mutants international flights
Israel due to the recent mutant of the Coronavirus its international flights for almost a week, to a large extent. As the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the flight lock of the night for Tuesday at 00: 00 local time and shall remain in force until Sunday. “We close the air hermetically, with a few exceptions,” said Netanyahu. The measure should prevent Coronavirus were mutants in the country.
Exceptions from the prohibition are, among other things, for medical transportation, delivery of goods and the operations of the fire Department. A panel of health experts, and representatives of the Ministry of interior can grant in individual cases, special permits for flights to “humanitarian and personal purposes”.
News of the Coronavirus from Monday, 18. February until Sunday, 24. January can be found here.
