[김지수의 글로벌브리핑] Over 19 million US confirmed cases… Europe, vaccination start, etc.
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The cumulative number of corona19 confirmed cases in the United States has exceeded 19 million. The spread is accelerating, reaching over 1 million in just six days. Following the UK and the US, Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccination has started in Europe. It is given priority to the elderly and medical staff. Let’s take a look at the global news that came in overnight, reporter Kim Ji-soo. welcome.
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Good morning.
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The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States has exceeded 19 million. The period of increasing by 1 million people is shortening. I am afraid that there will be 20 million people soon. Please tell us this news in detail.
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As of the 27th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States exceeded 19 million. It surpassed 18 million on the 21st, and increased by 1 million again in six days. In the United States, it took 98 days from the first confirmed cases on January 20 this year to exceed 1 million, but since then, the period for the increase of 1 million has been getting shorter. The United States is the country with the most confirmed cases and deaths in the world, with confirmed cases accounting for 24% of cumulative cases worldwide and 19% of deaths worldwide. In the United States, the number of people who died of Corona 19 also came out this month. CNN reported that the number of Corona 19 deaths reached 63,000 by the 26th of this month, and that the death toll in a month was the largest since the pandemic. This figure is 1.7 times the total number of deaths in November, when the fall pandemic took off. About 117,000 patients were hospitalized for Corona 19 as of the 26th. It was the fifth highest number since the pandemic began. Some say that the vaccination has brought the end of the pandemic into view, but experts have warned that the worst is not yet to come. Despite the authorities’ warning to “stay at home,” the number of tourists surged before and after Christmas, and there is a concern that family and relative gatherings will increase, fueling the spread of Corona 19 as soon as the New Year holidays are ahead. Anthony Pouch, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warned that we could see a surge of Corona 19 again after the Christmas holidays and New Year’s Day. Mr. Pouch recommended the vaccination, even though it was up to President Trump’s decision as to whether or not he would be vaccinated against Corona 19. Mr. Pouch expressed concern about the virus strain, but did not place much weight on the severity that it was unlikely that it would make people sick more.
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With increasing interest in vaccination, there are also concerns over side effects in some. The U.S. authorities said that people with underlying diseases, who have less immunity than ordinary people, can get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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The CDC of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that people with underlying diseases can get an approved COVID-19 vaccine if they had not previously had a serious allergic reaction to the vaccine. The CDC says that people with weakened immune systems due to other diseases or drugs can get the vaccine, but it is important to be aware that the available safety data on their effectiveness are limited. He also mentioned that vaccinations are also possible for those who have previously suffered facial nerve palsy. Facial nerve palsy was seen in some at the clinical trial stage, but the pattern was generally within the expected rate range, CDC explained.
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Following the UK and the US, news was reported that the corona19 vaccination started in earnest this time in Europe.
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Vaccination has begun targeting 450 million people living in EU member states of the European Union. In Germany, one of the worst countries in Europe, on the 27th, vaccination mobilization teams from around the country visited nursing homes and nursing homes to begin vaccination. In France, vaccinations were also given mainly to residents of nursing homes. “We have a new weapon to fight the virus called vaccines,” said President Macron, who recovered after receiving a recent confirmation. “We have to endure it once again.” In Rome, Italy, medical staff received the first vaccine. The vaccination started with the medical staff of the Spalanchani Infectious Disease General Hospital. This hospital was also the first hospital in Italy to heal a Chinese couple in their 60s who were confirmed confirmed. Meanwhile, Hungary and Slovakia also started vaccinations by one day. The 27 EU member states of the European Union aim to immunize up to 70% of the population. In Europe, vaccination will be carried out in stages, with health care workers and nursing home residents being the top priority. After that, it is expected that ordinary citizens will be able to receive the vaccination as early as the end of the first quarter of next year or from summer. In the 27 EU countries, as of the middle of this month, there were 14 million cumulative confirmed cases and 336,000 cumulative deaths.
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Following Pfizer and Modena, there will be an announcement of approval for the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine soon. The AstraZeneca vaccine is cheap and can be stored in a general refrigerator, which attracted attention in the early stages of development, and safety concerns were raised. By the way, AstraZeneca said it gave a message of confidence that its vaccine could be successful.
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Pascal Sorio, CEO of AstraZeneca, is confident of the success of the COVID-19 vaccine developed together with Oxford University. Like other competitors, he said, “We have found a formula for success that can benefit from two doses of the vaccine.” Earlier, it was pointed out that the AstraZeneca vaccine is less reliable as the effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine is different depending on the dosage as a result of an interim analysis of the third clinical trial. Therefore, the comments made by AstraZeneca’s chief executive officer are interpreted as an attempt to address previously raised vaccine safety concerns. The CEO of AstraZeneca said, “It can be 100% prevented” of COVID-19 infection, which is severe enough to require hospitalization, but said, “We can’t say in detail because we will release a vaccine at some point.” He also said he is working on a new version of the vaccine. These comments are interpreted as preparations for the variant COVID-19 that appeared in South Africa. AstraZeneca applied for emergency use of the Corona 19 vaccine to the UK drug regulatory authority on the 21st. Local media said on the 27th that the approval of emergency use will be announced.
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Lastly, it’s news from the US politics. The end of the year in the U.S. is not very serious. As the budget proposal has not been finalized, concerns about the federal government’shutdown’ are growing. In the difficult budget, the possibility of President Trump’s veto is being discussed.
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President Trump’s failure to sign the next year’s budget has raised concerns about the federal government’s temporary shutdown. President Trump’s signing of the economic stimulus bill of $2.3 trillion and KRW 2534 trillion of our money passed by Congress to reduce the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak is being delayed. Immediately, further safeguards for the unemployed were stopped. In addition to the usual unemployment benefits, the social safety net established by the U.S. government to help the unemployed are two programs: support programs for temporary workers, self-employed, etc., and additional federal subsidies in case of lack of state funds. Congress came up with a bill extending these two aids for 11 weeks, but the delay in signing the bill faced a situation where it could not be implemented properly. Separately, Congress included giving all unemployed people an additional $300 per week by mid-March next year on top of their existing unemployment benefits, but this is also unclear. Currently, only the temporary budget necessary for the federal government operation has been secured by the 28th, and after this day, federal funds will be exhausted and a partial shutdown is inevitable. Earlier, President Trump expressed his opposition, citing reasons such as the need to increase the amount of support he has decided to pay to individuals from the current maximum of $600 to $2,000. In addition, President Trump went to the resort and went to the golf course to glare.
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Until now, I’ve been reporter Jisoo Kim for the Global Briefing. Thank you.
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Thank you.
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