Chinanews, March 17th, according to a comprehensive report, according to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 6:25 on the 17th, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown worldwide has exceeded 120 million, and the cumulative number of deaths More than 2.66 million cases.
A study published in the United States on the 16th showed that the number of adults infected with the new crown in the United States in 2020 may be greatly underestimated; US President Biden said that the country’s vaccination rate "breaks record"; the number of deaths from the new crown in Europe has exceeded 900,000. The results of the drug administration's review of the AstraZeneca vaccine may be announced on the afternoon of the 18th, and the French and Italian states are ready to resume the use of the vaccine at any time.
Data map: American people dine in restaurants during the epidemic.
Is the number of adults infected in the United States twice as official?
Biden calls the U.S. vaccination rate "record-breaking"
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on the 16th local time showed that the number of American adults infected with the new crown in 2020 may be greatly underestimated.
Since many people infected with the new crown have no symptoms, researchers at the clinical reference laboratory designed a large-scale study to detect the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in other healthy American adults.
SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes the new crown.
It was found that 6.6% of participants had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in their blood, although they never reported that they had symptoms.
Scientists used this information to estimate that as of September 30, 2020, there were 15.9 million asymptomatic or undiagnosed SARS-CoV-2 infections in the United States.
In contrast, according to Johns Hopkins University data, the total number of confirmed cases at the end of September just exceeded 7.2 million.
The researchers said that their findings confirm the need for continuous population monitoring and testing for the new crown.
The picture shows US President Biden.
Currently, the United States is stepping up its vaccination work.
US President Biden stated on his personal social media on the 16th that in the past weekend, the United States had received nearly 6 million doses of the new crown vaccine and over 2 million doses of the vaccine on the 15th.
He said: "We are vaccinating at a record-breaking rate."
According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the 16th, nearly 111 million doses of the new crown vaccine have been vaccinated across the United States, accounting for about 77% of the doses distributed.
CDC data shows that nearly 22% of the US population (about 72 million people) have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and nearly 12% of the population (about 39 million people) have completed two doses of the vaccine.
In addition, all states have vaccinated at least 10% of the adult population in two doses.
On March 15, local time, in Rome, Italy, people walked past closed bars and restaurants.
France and Italy are ready to resume the use of AstraZeneca vaccine at any time
British officials: stop the vaccine "narrow" and dangerous
According to statistics published by the Agence France-Presse, the total number of deaths due to the new crown in European countries has exceeded 900,000.
While the new crown virus is raging in Europe, vaccination in many countries is also affected due to concerns about the possible side effects of AstraZeneca's vaccine.
After reports of adverse reactions such as thrombosis after vaccination with AstraZeneca's new crown vaccine in many countries, more than a dozen countries in Europe have suspended the vaccination.
However, the French and Italian governments that have announced the suspension of the vaccine said that they are "always ready" to resume AstraZeneca's vaccination, awaiting active review by the EU drug regulatory agency, and added in a joint statement that the suspension of vaccine promotion The decision is a kind of "temporary preventive measure."
But the British government’s new crown adviser, Dr. Peter Oppenshaw, said that European countries are currently only concerned about the narrow issue of suspending AstraZeneca’s vaccine, and have not considered the broader risks associated with this decision.
He pointed out, “They have not been asked to address broader issues, such as what impact this will have on the capacity of the vaccine or the promotion of vaccines, or whether this may cause thousands of deaths from the new crown. I think that on broader issues This kind of excessive caution is actually very dangerous."
In addition, a research report from the Paul Ehrlich Institute in Germany showed that three of the seven special forms of thrombosis related to AstraZeneca vaccination were fatal.
Virologist Stephen Becker said that if there is such a suspicion, it must be investigated and vaccination must be stopped.
The European Medicines Agency said that there is no indication that the AstraZeneca vaccine is the cause of blood clots in some vaccinators, and it "confirms" that the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh the risks, but the evaluation is ongoing.
Executive Director Emmer Cook said on the 16th that "as far as she knows," the results of AstraZeneca's review will be announced on the afternoon of the 18th local time.