Chinese Wuhan Virus Thread

Boris Johnson has placed London (and parts of southeast England) on an even more restrictive lockdown as scientists have warned about a new mutated strain of SARS-CoV-2 - what the press and Health Secretary Matt Hancock have taken to calling "a new variant" - that's purportedly 70% more infectious than the original COVID-19

Summary:

  • Italy finds hyper-infectious London mutation
  • France, Germany suspend inbound travel from UK
  • Thousands risk arrest by fleeing London
  • 16MM Britons now required to stay at home
  • Allergic reactions prompt CDC investigation
  • Global cases top 76MM
  • UK alarmed at new mutations making virus more infectious
  • Apple shuts California stores
  • Scientists warn UK mutaiton "unlike anything we've seen"
  • Poland announces holiday lockdown measures
  • Italy sees decline in daily deaths
After a nurse fainted on live TV upon being vaccinated with her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, health authorities have received reports of at least six patients who went into anaphylactic shock after receiving the vaccine. That kind of an allergic reaction, which could be deadly, has been attributed to an ingrediant in the shot. According to the CDC, as of Dec. 18, 3,150 people reported what the agency terms "Health Impact Events" after getting vaccinated, most of which were less severe than the allergic reactions.

 
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Is there any impact of vaccine in the countries introduced yet?

May be in months time, breaking in links with become significant.
 

The Health Minister said Covaxin is "likely to have similar protective efficacy reported for others", despite the lack of efficacy data from phase 3 trials.

"Vaccines approved globally based on gene encoding spike proteins have protective efficacy of over 90%. However, Covaxin based on whole inactivated virus has other antigenic epitopes in addition to spike protein. So, it's likely to have similar protective efficacy reported for others," Harsh Vardhan saidScreenshot_20210104-193712.jpg
 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - As a team from the World Health Organization (WHO) prepares to visit China to investigate the origins of COVID-19, Beijing has stepped up efforts not only to prevent new outbreaks, but also shape the narrative about when and where the pandemic began.

China has dismissed criticism of its early handling of the coronavirus, first identified in the city of Wuhan at the end of 2019, and foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Monday that the country would welcome the WHO team.

But amid simmering geopolitical tensions, experts said the investigators were unlikely to be allowed to scrutinise some of the more sensitive aspects of the outbreak, with Beijing desperate to avoid blame for a virus that has killed more than 1.8 million people worldwide.