19 February 2021
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- A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 (NationalPost.com)
- A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 (NationalPost.com)
- COVID mutation hot spot triggers fear across Germany (Deutsche Welle)
- China rejects claims WHO experts not given full access in COVID-19 origin probe (Globaltimes.cn)
- Covid-19 update: Incidence rate in Germany and NRW remains above critical threshold of 50 (General-Anzeiger)
- Finland COVID-19 variant reportedly may not show up in tests (New York Post)
- Germany to set up vaccine task force to boost production (Mail Online UK)
- Has Belgium found the magic formula to curb the coronavirus? (Politico.eu)
- India to test travellers from Brazil, S. Africa, UK as new virus strains found (The Straits Times All News)
- India will test Brazil, SA, UK travellers and Turkey to start lifting curbs in March (News24)
- Infections in Germany stagnating at high level (Deutsche Welle)
- Italy’s best ‘unknown’ cities and towns (BBC)
- Japan Records New COVID-19 Variants Different From UK, South Africa (Philippine News)
- New COVID-19 strain discovered in Finland, researchers claim (star-telegram.com)
- Poverty in Switzerland rising, official figures show (Swiss Info)
- The latest developments on COVID 19 in Canada on Feb. 18, 2021 (NationalPost.com)
- The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 (NationalPost.com)
- Turkeys COVID-19 wage supports to run through March (Reuters)
- U.K. to Join France in Push to Supply Vaccines to Poorer Nations (Bloomberg Law)
- UK – Boris Johnson ‘wants all school pupils back in class on March 8’ (Mail Online UK)
- UK – Boris Johnson calls for new vaccines to be developed within 100 days (The Scotsman)
- UK – Boris Johnson can’t afford to get his ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown wrong – this is what he needs to include (The Independent)
- UK – Boris Johnson ‘will risk 1m jobs by failing to name date for pubs and restaurants to open’ (The Independent)
- UK – Frontline NHS staff at risk from airborne coronavirus, Boris Johnson warned (The Independent)
- US – Amid coronavirus, when to avoid ‘double masking,’ according to the CDC (FOXNews.com)
- US – CDC director worries over ‘pandemic fatigue’ come spring: ‘This could go bad so fast’ (FOXNews.com)
- US – California schools would reopen by April under new plan from Democrats in Legislature (Fresno Bee)
- US – Coronavirus in Ohio: What is a COVID-19 variant? (Columbus Dispatch)
- US – Daily coronavirus updates: Connecticut reports positivity rate of 2%; next vaccination expansion expected soon (Hartford Courant)
- US – Dr. Libby Char, Hawaii’s health director, is heartened by vaccinations but warns that much about COVID-19 remains unknown (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
- US – Kentucky relaxing COVID rules at some long-term care centers (star-telegram.com)
- US – Minnesota unveils online COVID-19 vaccine tool, reopens lottery for seniors (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
- US – Oregon Zoo reopens Friday, expands hours and days (Oregonian)
- US – South Africa Study Shows Power of Genomic Surveillance Amid COVID-19 Pandemic (NIH Director’s Blog)
- US – South Dakota Latest State to Enact Virus Liability Shield Law (Bloomberg Law)
- US – Survey: Hawaii 2nd safest state during COVID-19 (Hawaii News Now)
- US – Texas Oil Patch Is Starting to Resume Operations After Cold Snap (Bloomberg)
- US – US government an ‘easy target’ for scammers amid coronavirus pandemic: Security consultant (FOXNews.com)
- US agencies dismiss China’s theory of Covid-19 spread via food and packaging (South China Morning Post)
- WHO’s latest situation report (WHO)
- 425,000 Walmart employees to get pay raises thanks to pandemic sales (The Hill)
- Africa expects 1st AstraZeneca doses next week (Millennium Post)
- AirAsia: Tweaks in health protocols to spur tourism (Business Mirror)
- Airbus dips after big pandemic loss, sees profit in 2021 (Seeking Alpha)
- Amazon air cargo contractor expects more growth after posting banner year during pandemic (CNBC)
- Apple lobbies for incentives as it plans iPad assembly (Millennium Post)
- Apple supplier Wistron to resume production in next few days: Karnataka minister (Livemint.com)
- Aubrey Pooe talks new SABC 3 drama ‘The Estate’ (Citizen.co.za)
- Bank Leumi USA Bolsters Presence in Healthcare… (ADVFN Deutschland)
- CSL reaches record demand for seasonal influenza vaccines (Proactive Investors Australia)
- Carlsberg Malaysia registers RM37.9mil net profit in Q4 (thestar.com.my)
- Carmaker Renault posts record US$9.7 billion loss for 2020 (Channel NewsAsia)
- Carnival Corp.’s Costa Cruises to resume sailing in Italy next month (FOXNews.com)
- China defends use of Twitter, Facebook in coronavirus disinformation campaign (TheAge.com)
- China’s Sinovac vaccine works on UK, South African Covid-19 variants – Brazil institute (The Star SA)
- Credit Suisse dips after warning pandemic still weighs on outlook (Seeking Alpha)
- Eskom bunglers add to economic woes (Cape Times E-dition)
- Eskom’s gain a loss for economy – expert warns (Sowetan)
- Hermes Sales Climb as Shoppers Stick to Top Brands in Pandemic (Bloomberg)
- Hong Kong official defends safety of Sinovac jabs for elderly (South China Morning Post)
- Hong Kong official defends safety of Sinovac jabs for elderly, insists city is committed to science when deciding who should be inoculated (South China Morning Post – News)
- Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot coronavirus vaccine may actually be TWO doses (Mail Online UK)
- KLM to resume SA flights to Amsterdam (IOL)
- Kepco shifts to black in 2020 on low fuel costs (Korea Herald)
- Korea’s Eastar Jet may resume flight ops in late 2Q21 – CEO (CH-Aviation)
- Mazda is Consumer Reports’ ‘Best Overall’ for the first time (Khaleej Times)
- McDonald’s All American Games canceled due to pandemic (NationalPost.com)
- More than 2 000 healthcare workers have had Johnson & Johnson jab so far (News24)
- No Pandemic Sugar Rush for Nestlé (WSJ.com: Markets)
- S[.]Africa’s Absa forecasts sharper fall in annual profit (Mail Online UK)
- Saudi Arabia approves AstraZeneca’s vaccine (Khaleej Times)
- Sinovac claims good results against the UK and South African strains challenging vaccine makers (South China Morning Post – News)
- South African coronavirus variant may reduce vaccine protection, Pfizer says (Deseret News)
- Walmart reports strong 4Q sales, shares drop on wage hikes (Oman Observer)
- Zimbabwe starts administering China’s Sinopharm vaccines (Dayton Daily News)
- Are antibody cocktails the key to COVID-19 treatment? (News-Medical.Net)
- Coronavirus Vaccines Are Reaching American Arms (NYT.com U.S.)
- Delaying second vaccine doses might end the pandemic sooner (Boston Globe)
- Disentangling the complex bidirectional associations between COVID-19 and psychiatric disorder (Lancet)
- Early rate reductions of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 in BNT162b2 vaccine recipients (Lancet)
- G-7 leaders to announce boost to global vaccine supply; Japan confirms new virus variant (Washington Post)
- Gordon John McVie (Lancet)
- How COVID-19 variants stack up against the vaccines (The Hill)
- Hungary to ramp up vaccinations to fight third COVID-19 wave – PM (Mail Online UK)
- Immune evasion means we need a new COVID-19 social contract (Lancet)
- Indirect acute effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical and mental health in the UK: a population-based study (Lancet)
- Offline: What is the UK for? (Lancet)
- Pre-pandemic mental illness and risk of death from COVID-19 (Lancet)
- SARS-CoV-2 D614G mutation associated with lower antibody binding (News-Medical.Net)
- Same script, different viruses: HIV and COVID-19 in US Black communities (Lancet)
- Severe mental illness: reassessing COVID-19 vaccine priorities (Lancet)
- Sweden set to grant special permission for new drug to treat COVID-19 (FirstWord Pharma)
- The African continent has surpassed 100,000 known COVID-19 deaths as few vaccines have yet arrived (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
- Vacunación contra el covid-19 en Bogotá: trabajadores de la salud son los primeros en recibir la vacuna (CNN)
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