he Coronavirus vaccine The program is expected to be launched before 16- and 17-year-old students return to school in the fall.
Ministers are expected to approve the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) on Wednesday, which recommends that healthy adolescents over 16 years of age who have not yet been vaccinated be given the opportunity to be vaccinated.
It is provided as an updated guide travel It is expected in the next few days.
The report shows that some countries, including Germany and Austria, will be added to the green list of travel restrictions, while Spain will avoid entering the red list-this is the most stringent measure.
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Research “supports the extension of vaccine launch” to 15 years and older
A leading scientist stated that research supports the expansion of the Covid vaccination program to children aged 16 and 17 during the summer vacation.
Steven Riley, professor of infectious disease dynamics at Imperial College London and co-author of the React study, told LBC: “Our data will support this because we hope that there will be a very good expansion of the vaccination range of this group will produce a chain. reaction.”
He added that the study found “substantial transmission” among middle school students.
The Pfizer vaccine is approved for use in children 12 years and older.
Professor Riley added: “If it can be prioritized, it will also reduce transmission.
“We should probably think about September, October, November. In order to hope to keep the prevalence rate down, how much immunity can we have, or if the prevalence rate does start to rise a little bit, in order to proceed as slowly as possible, so there is Reasons to reduce these vaccinations.
“But we must also balance other needs for vaccines.”
South Korea’s cases are rising sharply
South Korea reported on Wednesday that as a result of efforts to control the fourth wave of the virus, the number of coronavirus cases has increased sharply.
The Korean Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 1,725 cases on Tuesday, an increase of more than 500 cases from the previous day.
The total number of infections rose to 203,926, of which 2,106 died.
Last week’s daily statistics hit a new high of 1,895, partly because of the more contagious Delta variant.
Health authorities worry that people will travel more during the summer vacation.
“The movement of people in these areas has increased for three consecutive weeks,” said Senior Health Officer Lee Gi-il. “Long time estrangement can cause fatigue. It’s summer vacation now.”
Research finds that the risk of Covid with fully vaccinated Covid is reduced by 50% to 60%
A study by Imperial College London found that fully vaccinated people have a reduced risk of contracting highly infectious delta coronavirus variants by approximately 50% to 60%.
Study participants who reported receiving two doses of the vaccine adjusted for other factors such as age and whether they had Covid symptoms, and the likelihood of testing positive for Covid-19 was reduced by half.
According to this study, among those with symptoms, the effectiveness rose to about 59%, and the study covered the period when the Delta variant completely replaced the previously dominant Alpha variant.
Studies have shown that the link between infection and hospitalization has previously weakened, but is now starting to rise again.
This coincides with the spread of Delta among young people who are unlikely to be fully vaccinated.
The Department of Public Health England stated that this variant has a higher risk of hospitalization, but the vaccine can provide good protection against serious diseases.
Australia reports one of its youngest Covid deaths
Australia has reported one of the youngest deaths from Covid-19, and despite the lockdown, the number of daily infections is still close to the highest level in 16 months.
Authorities said on Wednesday that the man in his 20s had no underlying health problems and had not been vaccinated. He died at his home in Sydney.
It is said that he deteriorated rapidly after complaining of mild symptoms
This death highlighted the risk that Sydney faces, when less than 20% of its vaccinated residents, Sydney is working hard to control the outbreak of the highly infectious delta virus.
Approximately 5 million people in Sydney are now entering the sixth week of the lockdown.
New South Wales Governor Gladys Berejiklian (Gladys Berejiklian) said that at least half of the state’s population will need to be vaccinated to be deregulated by the end of August.
According to reports, many people in the country are still cautious about taking the AstraZeneca vaccine due to extremely rare blood clotting problems.
