Africa

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Friday that it is sending 9 million Covid vaccine doses to Africa amid growing concerns about the omicron variant.

The new shipment brings the total U.S. donations to Africa to 100 million vaccines, the White House said. An additional two million vaccines will be sent elsewhere in the world.

The shipment is part of President Joe Biden's pledge on Thursday to send more than 200 million vaccines abroad in 100 days. ...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

WHO's top scientist says Omicron could displace Delta but a new vaccine might not be needed.

Fri, 2021-12-03 11:04 — mike kraft

WHO's top scientist says Omicron could displace Delta The World Health Organization's chief scientist told the Reuters Next conference on Friday the Omicron variant could become dominant because it is highly transmissible, but that a different vaccine may not be needed. Francesco Guarascio,Stephanie Nebehay Reuters

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about WHO's top scientist says Omicron could displace Delta but a new vaccine might not be needed.
Log in or register to post comments

South Africa new Covid cases double in 24 hours as Omicron spreads

Thu, 2021-12-02 11:26 — mike kraft

Covid: South Africa new cases double in 24 hours as Omicron spreads The new Omicron variant has now become dominant, the country's top medical scientists say. BBC News

Health officials say the new coronavirus variant Omicron has now become dominant in South Africa and is driving a sharp increase in new infections.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about South Africa new Covid cases double in 24 hours as Omicron spreads
Log in or register to post comments

World overview: Omicron and delta spell return of unpopular restrictions in many but not all countries

Thu, 2021-12-02 10:56 — mike kraft

Omicron and delta spell return of unpopular restrictions | AP News PARIS (AP) — Greeks who are over age 60 and refuse coronavirus vaccinations could be hit with monthly fines of more than one-quarter of their pensions — a get-tough policy that the country's politicians say will cost votes but save lives. AP NEWS

PARIS (AP) — ...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Previous infection protected against Delta. That doesn't seem to be the case with Omicron, South African expert says

Thu, 2021-12-02 10:32 — mike kraft

Previous infection protected against Delta. That doesn't seem to be the case with Omicron, expert says South Africa is seeing an increase in coronavirus reinfections in patients who contract the Omicron variant, Anne von Gottberg, a microbiologist from the country's National Institute for Communicable Diseases, said during a Thursday news briefing. By Rhea Mogul, Adam Renton, Sheena McKenzie & Ed Upright, CNN CNN

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

UN migration agency: COVID has ‘radically altered’ mobility

Wed, 2021-12-01 18:16 — mike kraft

UN migration agency: COVID has 'radically altered' mobility | AP News GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says the coronavirus pandemic appears to have accelerated “hostile rhetoric” against migrants in the world and “radically altered” mobility, projecting in a new report that travel and other COVID-19-fighting restrictions could dampen migration worldwide as long as they remain. AP NEWS

GENEVA (AP) — ..

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about UN migration agency: COVID has ‘radically altered’ mobility
Log in or register to post comments

Vaccines are finally available in many African countries, but some people there, as well as in South Asia, are wary of taking them.

Wed, 2021-12-01 12:31 — mike kraft

JOHANNESBURG — The detection of the Omicron variant in Africa signals the next stage of the battle against Covid-19: getting many more people inoculated in poorer nations where vaccines have been scarcest in order to deter new mutations from developing.

But while world leaders sometimes talk about this as if it were largely a matter of delivering doses overseas, the experience of South Africa, at least, hints at a far more complex set of challenges.

Like many poor countries, South Africa was made to wait months for vaccines as wealthier countries monopolized them. Many countries still do not have anywhere near enough doses to inoculate their populations.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags: