China News Agency, Beijing, October 13 Full News: According to the World Health Organization official website, at 5:32 pm Central European 12th Time, there were more than 495,000 new confirmed cases of new crowns in a single day worldwide, with a total of 619,770,633 confirmed cases and the cumulative number of new crowns There were 6,539,058 deaths.
Americas: US lowers age limit for updated Covid-19 vaccine
According to data released by Johns Hopkins University in the United States, at 11:22 am Beijing 13th time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States exceeded 96.83 million and the cumulative number of deaths was 1,064,058. .
According to the official website of the US Food and Drug Administration, on 12 local time, the agency approved the updated version of the new Modena corona vaccine and Pfizer as booster vaccinations for younger groups: the updated version of the Modena vaccine can be used for people aged 6 and over The Pfizer version of the vaccine is available for people aged 5 and over. The FDA has previously approved both vaccines for use in older age groups.
It is reported that the updated version of the vaccine is a bivalent vaccine, which has better protection against the original new corona strain and the Omicron strain. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, pointed out that the risk of exposure to the novel coronavirus may also increase when children return to school and people resume pre-pandemic activities. Vaccination remains the most effective measure to prevent a resurgence of the epidemic and prevent the serious consequences of the new crown.
According to a CNN report dated 12, a study released this month found that if more people in the United States had been vaccinated by the end of this year, an estimated 90,000 new crown deaths could be avoided in the United States in the fall and in the United States. winter. .
Europe and Asia: Europe enters a new wave of epidemics
According to the WHO official website, on the 12th WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kruger, Director of the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention Andrea Amon and European Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakodes released a joint statement claiming that the number of confirmed cases in Europe has risen recently, indicating that the region has entered a new wave of epidemics. With the arrival of autumn and winter, the flu may also become popular again, and its epidemic superimposed on the new crown will seriously threaten people’s safety.
The statement pointed out that vaccination against the new crown is still one of the most effective ways to fight the epidemic, but millions of people in Europe are still not vaccinated. Countries should continue to promote vaccination and prioritize booster vaccines for vulnerable groups.
The recent rebound of the epidemic in European countries such as the Netherlands and Italy has been evident. Official data from the Netherlands showed that in the week ending 11 local time, more than 23,000 new cases were diagnosed in the country, a 24% increase from the previous week. The data released by the Italian Ministry of Health at the tenth local time showed that the average daily number of new diagnoses in the country since October of this year has exceeded 36,000.
According to official statistics on Germany’s 12th local time, more than 136,000 new cases were diagnosed in the country in a single day and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 34.25 million; 199 new deaths were reported and the cumulative number of deaths was 150,919. The German Hospital Association (DKG) has warned that due to the recent increase in the number of infected people in Germany, the number of hospital admissions has increased significantly and hospitals across the country could face overload and shortages of personal.
According to the Yonhap News Agency, South Korea’s Central Outbreak Prevention and Control Headquarters reported that at 0:00 local time on the 13th, more than 26,000 new cases were diagnosed in South Korea in a single day, for a total of over 25.05 million confirmed cases and a total of 28,748 deaths. (End)
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