Great to see a government taking the lead on this. We should be doing the same.France:
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced mandatory full vaccination for the country’s health workers — including doctors, nurses, office staff and volunteers — by 15 September. He also announced that from 21 July ‘health passes’, a certification proving a person has been vaccinated or had a recent negative test, will be required to enter shops, bars, cinemas and long-distance train journeys. Less than 40% of the population is fully vaccinated. After the president's announcement Doctolib, the site used to book jabs, crashed as huge numbers tried to secure appointments.
Still a bit to go.....I'm not sure if you need to be a subscriber or not but the New York Times has a great Global Covid Vaccine Map,
The Nordies aren't taking the vaccine though. That's the main problem there.Coronavirus levels have been rising across the UK since restrictions were eased:
The latest snapshot survey of infections by the Office for National Statistics shows around one in 70 people in England had Covid-19 in that week up to 20 August, up from one in 80 the previous week.
In Wales, the figure was around one in 120 people – the highest level there since the week to February 12 – while in Scotland it was around one in 140, which was a rise from one in 200 in the previous week.
One in 40 people in Northern Ireland had Covid-19 in the week to 20 August.
Yesterday health officials in Northern Ireland reported 1,313 positive cases and six deaths of patients with Covid in the previous 24 hours. In the Republic, the Department of Health reported 1,382 new Covid cases... There is concern in Northern Ireland about the number of younger people being admitted to hospital with Covid-19... there had also been several admissions to intensive care of women who are pregnant or who have had their babies.
UK's surging Covid rates provided 'sobering' lesson as Cabinet agreed 'new phase'
The government was quick to caution people that 22 October should not be seen as Ireland’s ‘Freedom Day’.www.thejournal.ie
The Mu variant isn't as transmissible as the Delta Variant.The WHO is monitoring a new strain of Covid-19, the 'Mu' variant.
The Russian public simply do not trust its government, and to be honest they have good reason.Russia
Government tally recorded 929 Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, Russia’s highest daily virus death toll since the outbreak of the pandemic.
Several Russia-made jabs have been available for months, but authorities have struggled to encourage its vaccine-sceptic population to get inoculated.
Russia reports 929 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours
Russia’s total deaths from Covid-19 now stand at 212,625 – the highest toll in Europe.www.thejournal.ie
They didn't mention that the missing money is quite likely to be in a Bank account in, or controlled from, the City of London.Coronavirus in DR Congo: How funds went missing - report
Dodgy accounting and unofficial bonuses plague the nation's virus response, says the Congo Research Group.www.bbc.com
I know that vaccinating poorer is very important but the above link tells of one countries use of funds to buy vaccines.
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