UK
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk
https://covid.joinzoe.com/data#levels-over-time
Cases, + 2,357 + 2,474 = 4,439,691
Deaths, + 4 + 20 = 127,629
Deaths, + 290 (7 days) = 151,533
Vaccinations
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations
First dose, + 115,053 = 35,587,348 (67.6%)
Second dose, + 231,835 = 18,088,385 (34.3%)
France
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/10/france-records-20-cases-of-indian-covid-19-variant
India variant, 20 cases, 5 clusters
Olivier Veran, Health Minister
Reopen bars and restaurants for outdoor service on May 19
Vaccinations
One dose, 17.8 million (26.6%)
Second dose, 7.8 million
ITU cases
Saturday, 5,005
Sunday, 4,971
First drop below, 5,000 since March 29
US
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_dailytrendscases
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-emergency-use
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Expanded emergency use authorization
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
12 to 15 years of age
Janet Woodcock, (FDA)
allows for a younger population to be protected
bringing us closer to returning to a sense of normalcy
and to ending the pandemic
March 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021
1.5 million COVID-19 cases in individuals 11 to 17 years
Two doses, three weeks apart
Potential benefits of this vaccine in individuals 12 years of age and older outweigh the known and potential risks
Scientific Brief: SARS-CoV-2 Transmission (7th May)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/sars-cov-2-transmission.html
https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-how-is-it-transmitted
SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted by exposure to infectious respiratory fluids
People release respiratory fluids
Infection depends on concentration of viral particles
Three principal ways:
Inhalation
Mucous membranes depositions
Touching mucous membranes
Factors in inoculum
Airstream
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