Top news of the week: 24.11.2020.
Vaccination, Influenza, Influenza pandemic, Health care, Downing Street, Nursing homes
Coronavirus
RT @DrTedros: Testing is a critical part of a comprehensive strategy to control #COVID19. Here's a look at some of the work @WHO and partners are doing to boost testing capacity and support labs around the world. #ACTogether https://t.co/VGZAesLrcr
OpenA look inside laboratories responding to COVID-19
The World Health Organization is helping countries boost testing capacity for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Pfizer has applied for emergency F.D.A. approval of its Covid-19 vaccine. Over the next few weeks, a large team of regulators will review an application spanning thousands of pages. https://t.co/OK6aA4UVbC
OpenPfizer Applies for Emergency F.D.A. Approval for Covid-19 Vaccine
A large team of regulators at the agency will take about three weeks to review an application spanning thousands of pages.
A new MMWR finds 1 in 5 assisted living facilities in 39 states reported 1 or more #COVID19 cases among residents and staff. Facilities should prevent the spread of COVID-19 by identifying cases and responding quickly. Learn more: https://t.co/SWEhK1xjU3 https://t.co/Bl1OZWLQrr
OpenCharacterization of COVID-19 in Assisted Living Facilities — 39 States, October 2020
This report describes surveillance and characterization of COVID-19 in assisted living facilities.
RT @ECDC_EU: #JustPublished:
Updated projections of #COVID19 in the EU/EEA and the UK.
In this report we present slightly longer-term projections for each country, up until 25 December 2020.
https://t.co/LX46qCnUWU
OpenUpdated projections of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK
In May 2020, ECDC produced a set of short-term forecasts of the expected number of COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalised cases (subdivided into general hospital wards and intensive care ...
England to enter tougher three-tier system of Covid restrictions when national lockdown ends on 2 December https://t.co/xFDKCK0D1Q
OpenCovid-19: Strengthened tier system for England after lockdown
More areas will be in higher tiers, and the tiers will have tougher rules, Downing Street says.
Covid-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford is 70% effective, large scale trial shows https://t.co/g1uPngvDtT
OpenCovid-19: Oxford University vaccine shows 70% protection
Other groups have reported higher protection, but the results are still seen as a triumph.
Covid-19 antibodies reduce faster in men than women – study
Finding has implications for one-size-fits-all approach to vaccine development
Covid-19: Oxford University vaccine is highly effective
The vaccine is cheaper than other options and easier to distribute around the world.