UK
R = 0.9 – 1.0
Tiered restrictions in England, until a vaccine becomes available
Starting Wednesday, 2nd December
Counties
Christmas contact left to individuals
Northern Ireland
Population 1.9 million
Two week circuit breaker from today
Regulator to assess the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55096434
Government has asked Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
Matt Hancock
We have formally asked the regulator to assess the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, to understand the data and determine whether it meets rigorous safety standards
2020, 4 million does for UK
March 2021, 40 million doses
In addition to 40m doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
AstraZeneca said it was amending its study in the US
United States
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8988573/U-S-missing-eight-coronavirus-infections-one-counted-CDC-says.html
Cases, + 182,573 = 12,886,204
53 million infected so far
Deaths, + 2,284 = 263, 462
Highest since 7th May
Dr. Fauci, 43,000 more deaths by Christmas
Hospitalized, 90, 418
https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking
California and Texas recorded their highest single-day case count to date
One point one million, airport security checkpoints Wednesday, 2.6 million last year
Highest since March 16
AAA, 50 million on the move by the end of the weekend
Robert Redfield
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8983081/U-S-officials-plan-release-6-4-mln-COVID-19-vaccine-doses-distribution.html
Household gatherings are fueling the latest surge in coronavirus cases
COVID-19 vaccine roll-out will start in the second week of December
FDA's advisory committee, 10th December
Operation Warp Speed, 6.4 million doses within 24 hours of emergency approval
40 million does this year
Health and Human Services (HHS), States, get the final say
Russia
Cases, + 27,543 = 2,196,691
Deaths, 38,175
Targeted measures in certain regions
Plans to vaccinate 400,000 military
2,500 already, 80,000 in ..
