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6 cases of SARS-CoV-2 (CCP virus) British variants found in Southern California
California Governor Gavin Newsom said at a press conference on Monday that six cases of this more easily transmitted variant of the CCP virus first discovered in the UK have been confirmed in patients in Southern California.
New cases of the CCP virus British variant were reported in four patients in San Diego, one of whom was hospitalized; and the other two patients were in San Bernardino. It is not yet clear how this mutated virus strain caused the recent surge in cases in California.
On Monday, California reported 29,633 new covid cases and 97 deaths. Due to the lag in reporting over the weekend, the number of newly reported cases on Monday is usually less than usual.
Newsom said that in the past two months, the number of hospitalizations in the state has increased sevenfold, and the number of ICU hospitalizations has increased sixfold, as the state continues to see a large number of new infections.
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First case of CCP virus British variant found in New York
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that his state has found the first more infectious "British" Chinese Communist virus strain, and people are worried that if the disease spreads rapidly in the state, it will be a threat Load capacity to the hospital.
Cuomo said (Monday) that a man in his 60s living in northern Albany was infected with the new virus variant. The man who is recovering has not travelled recently, which indicates that this virus variant is spreading in the community.
New York has tested the new strain 5,000 times-so far, only one case has been detected. Cuomo said that if the new strain increases hospitalization rates and forces districts to close, it could become a "game changer."
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British scientists worry about vaccine loss to African strain
Reuters reported that British scientists said on Monday (January 4) that the covid CCP virus vaccine launched in the United Kingdom may not be able to protect against the coronavirus variant that has appeared in South Africa and has spread internationally.
In recent weeks, both the United Kingdom and South Africa have discovered new variants of the CCP virus that are more transmissible, leading to a surge in cases, and more easily spreading virus variants. British Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Monday that he is currently very concerned about the variant strain found in South Africa.
Simon Clarke, Associate Professor of Cellular Microbiology at the University of Reading, said that although the two variants have some new features in common, the variant found in South Africa “has many mutations... People are concerned".
He said that these viruses have made more extensive changes to a key part of the virus, called the spike protein. These spike proteins are used by viruses to infect human cells and "may make the virus less sensitive to the immune response triggered by the vaccine."
Lawrence Young, a virologist and professor of molecular oncology at Warwick University, also pointed out that the South African variant has "multiple spike mutations."
He said: "There are more spike mutations in the South African variant, which may also cause some people to get rid of immune protection. This is becoming more and more worrying."
Scientists including BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin and Oxford University Regius Professor of Medicine John Bell said they are testing vaccines against new variants of the virus and expecting to make the necessary adjustments in about six weeks.
The Department of Public Health of the United Kingdom stated that there is currently no evidence that the vaccine cannot protect against the above variant viruses.
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Official: The dose of some Moderna vaccines may be halved to speed up promotion
There is good news for the CCP virus vaccine developed by Moderna in the United States: the effective rate is as high as 94.5%.
US officials said that in order to accelerate the promotion, the dose of certain Moderna vaccines may be halved.
A senior official in charge of the Trump administration's federal vaccine program said on 3 January that the government is considering giving people half the dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to speed up the vaccination of more people.
Dr. Moncef Slaoui is responsible for the federal government’s Operation Warp Speed project. The project aims. He told CBS's "Face the Nation" program on the past Sunday that officials are discussing this idea with Moderna and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The vaccination program produced by Moderna includes an initial vaccination followed by a booster injection 28 days later. Pfizer Vaccine also follows a similar program.
"We know that for the Moderna vaccine, half the dose, two doses, and half the dose are provided to people between 18 and 55 years old. This means that the (vaccine) dose we have can well double the number of people who are immunized. Goal," Sloy said.
He said, "We know it will produce the same immune response to the full dose," adding that the FDA will eventually decide whether to speed up the injection of half the vaccine dose in order to vaccinate more people faster.
Sloy said that about 17.5 million doses of Pfizer and Moderna's two vaccines have been distributed in the United States, but data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that as of January 1, only 4.2 million doses have been administered. Sloy said on the last Sunday that another 1.5 million people had been vaccinated in the past 72 hours.
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British CCP virus variants have been found in at least 37 countries/regions worldwide
According to CNN statistics, a new variant of the Chinese Communist Party virus, also known as B.1.1.7, first discovered in the UK, has been discovered in at least 37 countries and regions.
An official from the World Health Organization said that it is studying whether this variant will pose a challenge to the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, and it is expected that the test results will be obtained this week.
The British CCP virus variant is different from another variant first discovered in South Africa.
The 37 countries/regions are: United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, the United States (including cases in Florida, California, and Colorado), Vietnam, and Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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Expert: South Africa CCP virus variant is powerful, vaccine may be ineffective
John Bell, Professor of Royal King of Medicine at Oxford University, said whether the vaccine can prevent the highly contagious South African mutant virus is still a “big question mark” because the South African mutant virus is more infectious than it was first discovered in the UK. The variant of the virus "is still worrying."
Bell said, "The protein structure of the South African mutant virus has indeed undergone a lot of changes." Even if the existing vaccine does not work, Bell comforted everyone, "It may be four to six weeks to get a new vaccine, so everyone should stay calm. "According to reports, there is currently no evidence that the South African variant virus is more deadly, but it is considered highly contagious.
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New York City hopes to vaccinate all first responders and educators in the coming weeks
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that he hopes to vaccinate all first responders, educators and school staff in the coming weeks in January, but reminds residents that Zhejiang depends on the situation.
He said that starting Monday, the test site staff, contact tracers, outpatient and outpatient service providers, dentists, physical therapists, specialist clinic staff, and New York Police Department medical staff can be vaccinated.
Officials said that factories producing vaccines are expanding to increase production capacity. The mayor announced this weekend that it will launch two new temporary clinics, five new New York City Health and Hospital vaccination sites and three new New York City Vaccine Centers. The three vaccine centers will be located in educational buildings in Brooklyn, Queens and Bronx.
New York City Health Commissioner Dave Chokshi said that the first batch of New York City medical staff to receive the vaccine will receive a second dose of the vaccine this week. He reiterated the need to expand the eligibility guidelines and said the city hopes to start vaccinating its seniors over the age of 75.
Choksey said: "We also need the federal government to speed up vaccination through its programs (such as the nursing home program operated by CVS and Walgreens)." "Just like my requirements for our hospital, we need them 7 days a week and working on holidays, I should point out that they did not do this in the past weekend."
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44 employees of San Jose Hospital were infected with the virus, suspected to be related to clothing
Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center issued a statement that after 44 employees of the emergency department of the center attended the Christmas party last year, from December 27 last year to January 1 this year, everyone's virus test results were positive.
Irene, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager of the medical center. Irene Chavez said, “An employee wore an inflatable suit on Christmas Day and appeared in the emergency department for a short time.” “The employee had no symptoms of the CCP virus at the time, and just wanted to boost the spirits of the people around him during a very stressful period.” Chavez added, “After that, inflatable clothing will be banned in the hospital.”
Chavez said that more than 37,000 Caesars medical staff in Northern California have been vaccinated against the CCP virus. It is not clear whether any of the employees infected this time have been vaccinated.
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Hebei is severely affected, Shijiazhuang enters wartime state
The epidemic situation in Hebei is getting worse. On 3 January, Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province entered a wartime state; the trajectory of new epidemic operations in Xingtai, Hebei Province was exposed. One person had cross-provincial experience and took trains many times.
In the afternoon of 3 January , the epidemic work conference of Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province announced that according to the actual situation of confirmed cases in Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang City, the city quickly entered a wartime state.
In addition to Shijiazhuang in Hebei Province, Nangong City in Xingtai also has confirmed cases. The WeChat public account "Nangong Release" disclosed the trajectory of confirmed cases. All confirmed cases had been to Hebei Children's Hospital.
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Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei epidemic spreads, CCP official covid data questioned
The epidemic situation in many parts of China is currently in an outbreak situation. Among them, the epidemic prevention measures in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region have been upgraded, many villages and communities have been closed by the authorities, and residential buildings have also been closed in Liaoning Province. According to private sources, the official epidemic data released by the CCP has shrunk significantly.
On January 3, the Health and Health Commission of Xingtai City, Hebei Province issued an epidemic notification on the new cases in Nangong City. On the same day, the authorities of Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province notified the newly confirmed cases in Gaocheng District.
The epidemic data reported by the CCP has been questioned by the outside world. A list of positive patients released by Hebei netizens on Weibo on January 3 showed that 6 positive cases were found in Xinle City, Zhengding County, and the Second Provincial Hospital under the jurisdiction of Shijiazhuang. The Shijiazhuang authorities reported only one case on the same day.
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Severe epidemic situation in Liaoning: the gate of the community building was blocked
The epidemic situation in Liaoning Province and Heilongjiang Province continues to spread. As of December 30, 2020, there are 21 epidemic-risk areas in Liaoning Province. Except for Shenyang, the epidemic in Dalian is more serious. The risk areas of the epidemic in Dalian have spread from Jinpu New District, Shahekou District, and High-tech Zone to Jinzhou District.
The video uploaded by netizens showed that on January 3, there were confirmed cases in Tiancheng C1 community in Jinzhou District, Dalian, and the authorities were all taken away for centralized isolation. In addition, all unit buildings in Shengli West Community of Jinzhou District were sealed with steel plates by the authorities to prohibit residents from entering and leaving.
A citizen of Dalian Jinzhou District told The Epoch Times that the whole Jinzhou District is in a sealed state, and no people or cars are allowed on the streets.
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Shenyang doctor whistleblower, possibly the second "Li Wenliang"
A few days ago, there was a video broadcast on the Internet that a doctor in Shenyang warned on WeChat that the epidemic in Shenyang was extremely serious, spread very fast, and very contagious, and a variant of SARS-CoV-2 (CCP virus) was suspected. Netizens are also worried about the safety of the doctor who exposed the news, and worried that they will be sealed by the CCP and become the second "Li Wenliang".
On 2 January, an online video showed that doctors from the Shenyang Emergency Center issued a warning on WeChat, saying that the epidemic is very serious now, "Don’t run around recently. The epidemic is very, very serious now, and the spread is very fast, and the disease is spreading very heavy."
Some netizens left a message saying, "My organization's internal official letter has also been notified, and the contact with Shenyang has been temporarily suspended." Some netizens are worried about the safety of the doctor who exposed the news and that the CCP will arrest the doctor and seal the leak.
As of 4 January, Shenyang has 16 epidemic-risk areas, mostly in Huanggu District.
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Old people can't fight? China-made vaccines raise serious doubts
The mainland media reported that China is administering the CCP virus vaccine to key populations, but has set an age limit of 18 to 59 years old, saying this is because people in other age groups need to wait for "further clinical trials."
On the last day of the end of last year, the Chinese Communist Party officially approved the conditional listing of the Sinopharm China Bio-SARS-CoV-2 Inactivated Vaccine. This is China's first domestic CCP virus vaccine approved for marketing.
The vaccine has been approved for marketing, but the elderly who need to be given priority most cannot now be vaccinated. The authorities said that "further clinical trials" are needed. This move may deepen the doubts of the Chinese CCP virus vaccine.
The vaccination instructions did not explain why people aged 18 to 59 years old still need to wait for "further clinical trials" before being given the vaccine. This has triggered discussions among Chinese netizens, and pointed out that the ones with the highest mortality rate should be given priority. The elderly. The Pfizer BioNTech CCP virus vaccine currently being vaccinated in the United States is set at the age of 16 to 85.
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US expert: CCP has been lying in the pandemic
From the lockdown to the dumping of the pot, during the CCP virus epidemic, the CCP lied in addition to lying, not only to the country but also to the foreign countries. U.S. experts believe that since the CCP has become a lie, the international community should cut off its channels for spreading lies.
Rebeccah Heinrichs, a researcher at the Hudson Institute, wrote an article that the CCP suppresses true information about the CCP virus and punishes people and countries who demand to know the truth. However, Americans who don't know anything about it tend to believe false information about the CCP.
Heinrichs said that the Chinese Communist Party officials publicly dumped the virus and blamed the origin of the virus on others. At the same time, Western media is reporting as reliable information about the speed of transmission, the cause of infection, and the source of the virus from the official Chinese media and CCP officials.
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Epidemic heats up Bangkok, Thailand implements partial lockdown
The covid epidemic in Thailand is on the rise. The Bangkok government announced the temporary closure of local schools, cram schools and other educational establishments from 4 January.
Since 2 January, Bangkok authorities have ordered the closure of amusement parks, massage parlours, public baths and other places. From 4 to 17 January, in addition to schools, Bangkok also includes kindergartens, cram schools, and day care centres for young children and the elderly will be closed for 2 weeks.
On 2 January, Bangkok authorities began to implement partial blockade measures at night. Some restaurants and bars were temporarily closed, there were fewer people and vehicles on the street, and most people outdoors were wearing masks. On 3 January, government officials in Bangkok set up traffic cones on some sections of the street to stop passing vehicles, and sent personnel to the bus to take the temperature of passengers.
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, the total number of confirmed covid cases in Thailand has reached 7,694, and the total number of deaths has reached 65.
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Lebanon considers whether to lock the country for the third time
Faced with the surge of the epidemic in the new year, the Lebanese government may decide on Monday whether to close the country for the third time. In the past 24 hours, more than 2,500 people in the country have been confirmed to have been infected.
Prime Minister Hassane Diab will preside over the meeting of the National Anti-epidemic Committee on Monday, at which time it will decide whether to close the country again. Of the 6 million people in Lebanon (including 1.5 million Syrian refugees), nearly 190,000 have been confirmed to be infected.
Agence France-Presse reported that people lined up in front of the hospital or laboratory where the virus was tested last Saturday, and the convoy can sometimes be more than one kilometer long. The number of infections has soared in recent days, and the outbreak will continue in the next two weeks, but the hospital is full. The head of the local private hospital union revealed that the utilization rate of beds in the emergency room has reached 90%. Many patients wait in line for beds in the emergency department.
Lebanon’s vaccination is expected to begin in February. The country has ordered two million vaccines, which can meet the needs of nearly 20% of the country’s people.
Source : The Epoch Times, https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/21/1/4/n12665675.htm
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