United States, vaccinating well

US

Cases, + 54,639 per day = 29,319,457

Last week, + 61,538 per day

Deaths, + 702 = 533,057

Vaccinations

At least one dose, 72,135,616 (21.7%)

Fully vaccinated, 39,042,345 (11.8%)

Total shots given, 110,737,856

Vaccination increasing trend

Hospitalizations

Phase, 2 /3

N = 6,750

mRNA-1273, safety and efficacy

Protect children between the ages of 6 months and 11 years from getting sick

Prevents COVID-19 disease and SARS-CoV-2 transmission in children

Crucial public health tool to help curb the pandemic

Placebo, salt water

AZ vaccine suspended

Denmark

Norway

Iceland

Bulgaria

Germany

Italy

France

Spain

Sweden

Netherlands

Latvia

Estonia

Luxembourg

11 million people (UK) have received AZ vaccine

17 million over Europe

37 people have developed blood clots (0.00021%)

About 200 expected

One change in 297,297

Emer Cooke, executive director of the EMA

No indication at present that AstraZeneca vaccines caused blood clots

Pfizer and Moderna, appeared to be linked to similar numbers of blood clots

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha

Today I'm boosting confidence for the general public

Risk of death academic calculator

Covid-19 and thrombosis: what do we know about the risks and treatment?

Cytokines cause the liver to produce more clotting factors

Thrombosis is definitely contributing to the high mortality rate from covid

Not only can it lead to a pulmonary embolism, which can be fatal, but there are also higher rates of strokes and heart attacks

ONS

Infectious disease deaths, highest for over a century

Covid deaths, = 143,259 (certified)

73,500 deaths registered in England and Wales

+ 4,400 further deaths from other infectious diseases

COVID-19 was the underlying cause of more deaths in 2020 than any other infectious and parasitic

diseases since 1918

In 1918, 89,900 deaths from various infectious and parasitic diseases

In 2007, 8,200 deaths, coincided with a peak from Clostridium difficile

England, Prevalence w/e 6th March

Infections, 200,600 (0.37%) of community population

(Week before, 248,100 0.45%)

One in 270

This is lower than the week ending 27 February 2021, when 248,100 people (0.45%) were estimated to have COVID-19 in England.

South East and South West regions of England, possible slight increases

North East, North West, East Midlands, East of England and London decreasing rates

England and wales, deaths, w/e 26th February

Deaths, 2,105 (18.2% of all deaths)

Fewest deaths since w/e 6 November 2020

Antibodies to COVID-19, 3rd March, past 28 days

Risen in every UK country

England, antibody positive

15.6 million people

34.6% of the population aged 16 years and over

Wales

773,000 people, (30.5%)

Northern Ireland

463,000 people, (31.2%)

Scotland

996,000 people, (22.3%)

France

Nice, locked down

Paris, fewer restrictions. 6pm curfew. Bars/restaurants/gyms closed but shops and schools open.

Paris double rate of Nice

Macron announced AZ suspension 15th March

Transporting ICU patients out of Paris

Jordan

Civil unrest and protests about restrictions and curfew

Seven patients died after hospital ran out of oxygen

Brazil

Health minister, cardiologist replaces soldier