The good results of the trials of some of the vaccines against the
coronavirus
have restored hope that the nightmare of the
Covid-19
pandemic
could end soon.
After the results presented on Monday by the
AstraZeneca
vaccine
with an efficacy of at least 70%, the
World Health Organization
(WHO) has stated that "now there is real hope" of ending the
pandemic
.
Of course, the agency has also warned that 4,300 million are needed immediately to support the purchase and distribution of
vaccines
, in addition to another 23,800 million for next year.
The data of the coronavirus in Spain
218,279 in
Andalusia
(3,633 dead)
71,336 in
Aragon
(
2,189
dead)
21,570 in
Asturias
(857 dead)
23,193 in the
Balearic Islands
(398 dead)
20,207 in the
Canary Islands
(326 dead)
14,548 in
Cantabria
(297 dead)
81,761 in
Castilla-La Mancha
(3,687 dead)
117,175 in
Castilla y León
(4,343 dead)
295,906 in
Catalonia
(7,596 dead)
2,718 in
Ceuta
(49 dead)
94,286 in the
Valencian Community
(2,188 dead)
27,652 in
Extremadura
(895 dead)
47,455 in
Galicia
(
1,153
dead)
341,790 in
Madrid
(11,211 dead)
3,933 in
Melilla
(36 dead)
52,532 in
Murcia
(555 dead)
38,833 in
Navarra
(845 dead)
93,376 in the
Basque Country
(2,343 dead)
16,066 in
La Rioja
(530 dead)
* Source: Ministry of Health
Total figures: 1,582,616 confirmed coronavirus cases with a diagnostic test for active infection;
43,131 dead with positive test as of November 23
07.35 The WHO calls for a "fair" distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) asks the G20 to distribute the future vaccine against Covid-19 "fairly" among the population: "This is the smartest thing to do, both for public health and to restore health. economic growth and employment ", reports Europa Press.
The director general of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in a letter signed by him to the G20 stresses the need for an "immediate" investment of more than 3.7 billion euros (4.5 billion dollars) for vaccines.
07.30 More than 17 million coronavirus diagnostic tests
Spain has carried out a total of 17,249,511 diagnostic tests to detect Covid-19 infection since the beginning of the pandemic last March, according to data provided by the autonomous communities to the Ministry of Health collected by Servimedia.
07.19 The leitmotif of an Israeli project to tackle the coronavirus pandemic
The ultra-Orthodox sector which, due to demographic, religious and socioeconomic factors, is the one that has registered the most coronavirus infections in Israel, and in which there are precisely fewer smartphones.
The mission of Ronny Numa, the Reserve Major General in the country, has been to connect information between processes, technology and people in the ultra-Orthodox sector.
Israeli artificial intelligence at the service of the fight against Covid-19 to anticipate the virus
07.12 Spain has 80 million Covid-19 immunizations
Spain will have about 80 million immunizations, as indicated by health sources, according to the contracts signed in the EU and the percentage of 10% that corresponds to Spain, as previously mentioned.
"The contracts to be signed with the European Commission reach about 1,400 million doses, around 800 million immunizations since most vaccines for now consist of two doses. The distribution by country is made by quota and Spain corresponds to approximately 10%, that is, 80 million immunizations ".
Spain will have 80 million doses to vaccinate against Covid
07.01.
WHO assures that now "there is real hope" to end the coronavirus pandemic
"With the latest good news about vaccine trials, the light at the end of this long, dark tunnel shines brighter and brighter. There is now real hope that vaccines, along with other measures, will help end the HIV pandemic.
coronavirus
".
These are the words of the director general of the
World Health Organization
(WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, after the results presented this Monday on the
AstraZeneca
vaccine
.
The
WHO
is already in talks with
AstraZeneca
and expects to
receive more data in the coming weeks.
The agency's idea is to finish the evaluation of its vaccine in early 2021.
But the light at the end of the long tunnel does not only depend on vaccines, Ghebreyesus has warned that "4.3 billion are immediately needed to support the purchase and distribution of
coronavirus
vaccines
, tests and treatments. In addition, another 23.8 billion will be needed the next year".
06.59.
Oxford believes it would be "quick" to adapt vaccines to a coronavirus mutation
The director of the Oxford Vaccine Center,
Andrew Pollard
, has stated that if the
coronavirus were to
mutate it would be "relatively fast" to develop a new effective vaccine based on existing ones.
"I think that will not be the case, but if they stopped protecting, both for Moderna and Pfizer and for us it could be relatively fast," said the head of the group from the University of Oxford that has collaborated with the pharmaceutical
AstraZeneca
in the creation of a of vaccines.
Pollard explained that designing an effective solution against a new mutation could be a "matter of days" in the laboratory, although a new product would have to be retested and manufactured.
06.58.
China detects 22 new cases of coronavirus, 2 of them due to local contagion
The National Health Commission of China has reported that the Asian country diagnosed 22 new cases of
Covid-19
, 20 of them from abroad and 2 due to local contagion.
Local contacts were made in the eastern city of
Shanghai
and the northeastern city of
Tianjin
.
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