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| DATE | 2020-11-19 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [Hangout - NYLXS] Vaccine drag out by Faucci
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bloomberg.com
Covid-19 Vaccine Won’t Be Available Until January, Fauci Says
By Michelle Fay Cortez
14-18 minutes
New York City will close the nation’s largest public-school system after
virus infections reached a critical threshold, a setback to the region’s
economic recovery
Pfizer Inc. said a final analysis of clinical-trial data showed its
vaccine was 95% effective, paving the way for the company to apply for
the first U.S. regulatory authorization for a coronavirus shot within
days. The U.S. gave the green light for the first Covid-19 diagnostic
kit for self-testing at home. In New Jersey, the number of patients
needing ventilators doubled in a week.
In Europe, a protest over Germany’s strategy to quell the virus turned
violent. Poland reported a record 603 deaths, and U.K. doctors warned
that tough new measures must be in place when England’s lockdown ends.
Tokyo reported a record number of new cases Wednesday, surpassing a
previous daily high set in August.
Key Developments:
Global Tracker: Cases reach 56 million; deaths 1.34 million
U.S. hospitalizations are rising in 51 states or territories
Covid ravaging long-term care centers at fastest pace since May
Everything’s open, few are sick in Canada’s Atlantic bubble
Lockdowns test economic endurance of desperate Americans
Vaccine Tracker: Encouraging breakthroughs offer hope
Subscribe to a daily update on the virus from Bloomberg’s Prognosis team
here. Click CVID on the terminal for global data on coronavirus cases
and deaths.
Average of daily U.S. cases has topped 150,000
Illinois in ‘Bad Shape,’ Health Official Warns (4:54 p.m. NY)
Covid-19 has become the third-leading cause of death in Illinois, behind
heart disease and cancer, Governor J.B. Pritzker said during a press
conference on Wednesday. Average deaths per day from the virus have
jumped to 83 from 14 in August, said Pritzker, who announced a series of
new statewide restrictions on Tuesday to curb the spread.
Illinois on Wednesday reported 140 more Covid-19 deaths, bringing its
total to 11,014, according to state data. On Oct. 26, Department of
Public Health Director Ngozi Ezike said the trajectory at the time meant
the state could top 11,000 deaths this year.
“It means we are in bad shape,” Ezike said Wednesday. “If we’ve exceeded
all of our projections by more than six weeks, the numbers for the end
of the year would just be untenable.”
NYC Dealt Double Blow With Schools, Subway Cuts (4:40 p.m. NY)
New York’s recovery from the coronavirus outbreak suffered twin blows
with the announcement of citywide school closings and the warning of
massive cuts to public-transit service.
Parents of hundreds of thousands of kids must find alternative
child-care arrangements or adjust their work schedules by Thursday,
after Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city had reached a 3% positivity
rate that triggered a temporary halt to in-class instruction.
Workers also face the prospect of longer commutes, after New York’s
Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it will have to slash subways
and buses by 40% and chop commuter rail service by half if aid doesn’t
come from Washington.
Murphy Warns N.J. Daily Cases Could Double (3:05 p.m. NY)
New Jersey has reported daily cases in excess of 4,000 three times this
week, and Governor Phil Murphy said Wednesday that some modeling showed
at least double that number to come.
Murphy has lowered gathering limits to 10, from 25, for many indoor
activities, and on Nov. 23 the outdoor crowd cap will be 150 people,
rather than 500. “The steps we just announced over the past couple of
weeks already should have some sort of an impact” on that 8,000- to
10,000-cases-per-day projection, he said at a news briefing in Trenton.
Statewide virus sampling on Nov. 14 showed 10.88% positivity. Southern
New Jersey towns were highest, at 12.16%, while those in the northern
part of the state reported 11.13% and central, 10%.
France’s ICU Patients Fall Most Since May (2:30 p.m. NY)
France reported 28,383 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday,
with the weekly pace of infections again heading lower after an increase
the previous day. Positive tests accounted for 16.2% of all testing,
down more than 3 points from a week ago. Hospitalizations and the number
of severely ill patients in intensive-care units both fell for a second
day, with ICU occupation falling the most since May 20. Deaths linked to
the virus, which trail other indicators, increased by 425 to 46,698.
Colorado Warns on Thanksgiving Travel (2:10 p.m. NY)
Colorado travelers were urged to cancel Thanksgiving plans following
record hospitalizations and the Covid-19 death of a federal security
officer at Denver International Airport,
“You’re taking the train, you’re taking the bus or you’re taking the
airplane, you’re going to run into many more people,” Rachel Herlihy,
state epidemiologist, said at a news briefing. “You’re chances of being
exposed to Covid-19, and potentially bringing the virus with you to your
loved ones, is quite high.”
Transportation Security Administration Officer Eduard Faktorovich died
Monday, the TSA said. His last day of duty was Nov. 2. Herlihy warned
travelers against skirting health rules, saying, “This shouldn’t be
about finding loopholes.”
Italy Deaths Hit Seven-Month High (12 p.m. NY)
Italy registered 753 deaths related to Covid-19 on Wednesday, the
biggest daily increase in over seven months. New daily virus cases rose
to 34,282 from 32,191 on Tuesday.
In the region around Milan, infections are slowing. New cases in
Lombardy fell by about 10% versus Tuesday to 7,633, which is also about
7% lower than 7-days ago. Governor Attilio Fontana has said some
restriction could be eased at the end of the month if the trend
continues in coming weeks.
Turkey Sees Most Deaths Since April (11:30 a.m. NY)
Turkey reported 116 new deaths from coronavirus on Wednesday, its
highest daily count since April. The latest data brought Turkey’s total
death toll to 11,820, according to the Health Ministry.
Turkey stopped reporting all coronavirus cases in July, and has since
only reported “patients” who both test positive and display symptoms. On
Wednesday there were 4,215 new patients. On Tuesday, President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan announced a weekend curfew between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Geneva to Relax Restrictions (11:16 a.m. NY)
Geneva will begin relaxing its Covid restrictions beginning Nov. 21
following a recent plateau of positive cases in the southern Swiss
canton. Certain occupations, such as hairdressers, beauticians, barbers,
tattooists and therapists, are permitted to work as long as they adhere
to cantonal requirements. Prostitution will remain prohibited.
German Finance Minister Defends Measures (11:15 a.m. NY)
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz defended the government’s latest
measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, saying they are accepted by
most of the population of Europe’s largest economy.
Scholz spoke to Bloomberg Television after thousands of people
demonstrated in Berlin against legislation approved by parliament
Wednesday that expands government powers to tackle the pandemic.
“Containing the virus is critical,” Scholz said, citing polls that he
said show some 80% of citizens back Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling
coalition in their efforts to stem the spread of the disease.
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz is defending the government’s
response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Source: Bloomberg)
N.J. Hospitalizations Soaring (11 a.m. NY)
New Jersey, where hospitalizations have risen by more than one-third in
a week, reported even more startling data on Wednesday: Over just 24
hours, the ranks of the sickest soared 44%. On Nov. 10, hospitals had
104 of those patients, who are breathing with assistance of ventilators.
A week later, the number was 223, for a 114% increase.
Of the 29,455 samples collected statewide on Nov. 13, positivity was
8.73%. Southern New Jersey towns were highest, at 9.91%, while those in
the northern part of the state reported 9.21% and central, 7.42%.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy puts further limts on indoor and outdoor
gatherings.
Source: Bloomberg)
Over 900 Mayo Clinic Staff Contract Covid (10:30 a.m. NY)
More than 900 Mayo Clinic staff have contracted Covid-19 in the past two
weeks, according to a report Tuesday in the TwinCities Pioneer Press.
Ninety-three percent of staff who contracted the virus did so in the
community and the majority of those who contracted the virus at work did
so while eating in a break room with a mask off, newspaper reported,
citing a briefing with a dean of clinical practice in Rochester, Minnesota.
Danish Study Undermines Consensus on Masks (9:39 a.m. NY)
A Danish study undermined the growing consensus, backed by the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that wearing a mask protects
people from catching the coronavirus. However, the study didn’t address
the idea, which has stronger evidence behind it, that masks prevent
people who have the virus from spreading it.
Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the study concludes that
“the recommendation to wear surgical masks to supplement other public
health measures did not reduce the SARS-CoV-2 infection rate among
wearers by more than 50% in a community with modest infection rates,
some degree of social distancing, and uncommon general mask use. The
data were compatible with lesser degrees of self-protection.”
Still, limitations mean that the findings “should not be used to
conclude that a recommendation for everyone to wear masks in the
community would not be effective in reducing SARS-CoV-2 infections,” the
authors wrote.
CureVac CEO Sees Enough Vaccine Capacity (9:27 a.m. NY)
There will be enough capacity to vaccinate the world until the end of
next year, CureVac CEO Franz-Werner Haas told Bloomberg Television in an
interview. How long protection lasts and what effect vaccines have on
different immune systems remain to be seen, he said, reiterating that
it’s good to have more than one shot. Haas said the development of
vaccine stability will increase.
WATCH: CureVac CEO Franz-Werner Haas discusses progress on the
biopharmaceutical company’s Covid-19 vaccine and scale-up for its
production.
Source: Bloomberg)
Iran’s Actual Daily Deaths Could Top 1,000: Ministry (9:23 a.m. NY)
Iran’s actual number of daily deaths from Covid-19 could top 1,000 on
certain days when probable fatalities linked to the virus are taken into
account, the Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said in a
televised statement on Wednesday. The country reported its deadliest day
of the outbreak on Monday with 486 deaths.
Earlier, Iran reported a record jump in its daily new cases for a fourth
straight day with 13,421.
Merkel Under Fire as Strategy Sparks Anger (8:07 a.m. NY)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under pressure as a protest over
her strategy to quell the coronavirus turned violent and a close ally
issued a public rebuke. Berlin police used water cannons to break up a
large demonstration near Brandenburg Gate. Participants -- which totaled
14,000 people, according to police -- refused to abide by distancing and
hygiene rules, while some threw bottles and other objects.
Pressure has been growing on German authorities, which are facing a
crunch meeting next week to lay out a long-term plan to fight the
pandemic. With restrictions likely to be extended and intensified,
public anger and political tensions are rising.
EU Seeks to Boost Rapid Covid Tests to Avoid Travel Chaos (7:06 a.m. NY)
European Union regulators offered member governments guidelines on
speedy testing for the virus in the latest effort to prevent national
health measures from hindering the free movement of people across the bloc.
The European Commission recommendation covers the use of rapid antigen
tests for detecting Covid-19 in “specific settings.” The commission also
urged EU governments to recognize each other’s test results and approved
35.5 million euros ($42.2 million) for the International Federation of
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to expand testing in the bloc.
Malaysia Declares Emergency in Constituency to Delay Poll (6:55 a.m. NY)
Malaysia’s king on Wednesday agreed to declare an emergency in a
parliamentary constituency in the Borneo state of Sabah to delay a
by-election there. The country has struggled to contain a growing
cluster of infections that emerged in late September after local
elections in Sabah. New cases in the nation remained above 1,000 for
five days through Tuesday.
Pfizer, BioNTech Plan Filing as Shot Proves 95% Effective (6:45 a.m. NY)
Pfizer Inc. said a final analysis of clinical-trial data showed its
Covid-19 vaccine was 95% effective, paving the way for the company to
apply for the first U.S. regulatory authorization for a coronavirus shot
within days.
The U.S. drugmaker and partner BioNTech SE said their vaccine protected
people of all ages and ethnicities, with no significant safety problems
so far in a trial that includes almost 44,000 participants.
WATCH: Pfizer Inc. and partner BioNTech SE said their Covid-19 vaccine
was 95% effective in a final-analysis trial.
Source: Bloomberg)
Most Indonesians Want Vaccine, But Not to Pay for It (6:16 a.m. NY)
Most Indonesians would want to be vaccinated against the virus, but many
are unwilling to pay for it. A September survey involving 115,000
respondents found that about 65% want to be inoculated, while just 8%
would refuse and 27% were hesitant.
However, only one-third of those who said they want to get the shots
would be inclined to shoulder the cost, while the rest said they
wouldn’t pay or were hesitant to do so. Indonesia is banking on an
ambitious vaccination plan in facing Southeast Asia’s largest outbreak.
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