In Germany, a new peak of coronavirus infections has been recorded over the entire pandemic: over the past day, another 39,676 people have become infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Wednesday morning, November 10. The previous peak was set on November 5, when the daily number of infections was 37,120 cases.
For the third day in a row, Germany is updating the maximum values for coronavirus infection rates: on the morning of November 10, the infection rate increased to 232.1 cases per hundred thousand population. The day before, it was 213.7, and on November 8 – 201.1 cases. Last week alone, this figure was 146.6, and in October – 66.1 cases per hundred thousand of the population.
Rise in mortality from covid
The number of deaths from the coronavirus is also growing. Over the past day in Germany, another 236 people have died from covid. A week earlier, 194 people died in a day. In general, over the entire time of the pandemic in Germany, 4,844,054 people have already been infected with the coronavirus, 96,963 of them have died.
Stiko recommends vaccinating people under 30 years of age with BioNTech / Pfizer
Meanwhile, the Standing Commission on Vaccinations (Stiko) at the RKI recommended that people under 30 be vaccinated against coronavirus only with the BioNTech / Pfizer vaccine. As explained in the commission, the available data indicate that this vaccine is less likely to threaten young people under 30 with heart complications than the Moderna vaccine.
For those over 30 years of age, the use of Moderna does not carry an increased risk of inflammation of the heart muscle and pericardial sac, Stiko noted. As for pregnant women, they, regardless of age, are recommended to be vaccinated only with the BioNTech / Pfizer vaccine.
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BioNTech / Pfizer: the beginning of the mRNA revolution
The first vaccine against COVID-19 approved for use in the US and the EU was the development of German scientists with Turkish roots Ugur Shahin and his wife Ozlem Tyurechi. Their firm BioNTech from Mainz entered into an alliance with the American giant Pfizer, and the vaccine began to be called “Pfizer’s” vaccine. 2 billion doses will be released in 2021. The media started talking about a “revolution” in pharmaceuticals, since the first mRNA vaccine was created.
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What vaccines is humanity vaccinated against coronavirus
Moderna: originally from Harvard University
The American biotechnology company Moderna also specializes in RNA technologies, which are considered a new word in medicine. Its headquarters are located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, near Harvard University, whose scientists founded the firm in 2010. The Moderna vaccine, created with financial support from the authorities, became the second registered in the US and the EU at the turn of 2020-21.
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AstraZeneca has an “Oxford vaccine”
Scientists at Oxford University have entered into an alliance with the British-Swedish company AstraZeneca for clinical trials and the production of their vaccine. It provides a significant amount of vaccination for UK residents, fulfills a large EU order and actively works with developing countries, because the “Oxford vaccine” has a very low price. So, in India it is produced for the local market and for export.
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“Sputnik V”: the very first registration
In August 2020, Russia announced that it was the first in the world to register a coronavirus vaccine dubbed Sputnik V. Mass vaccination of the Russian population officially began in January 2021. This vector vaccine, developed by scientists from the Moscow Gamaleya Center, is being promoted to foreign markets by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). The picture shows the arrival of the first batch in Bolivia.
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What vaccines is humanity vaccinated against coronavirus
Sinovac: a quiet competitor from China
Without much ado and detailed clinical trial reports, China has developed at least three vaccines. One of them, created on the basis of an inactivated (killed) coronavirus, was tested by Sinovac Biotech in several Asian countries, including Indonesia, which then purchased it. To set an example for his compatriots, the country’s president, Joko Widodo, was the first to be vaccinated.
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CureVac: Tesla’s Vaccine Printer
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What vaccines is humanity vaccinated against coronavirus
Sanofi: two failures and help to the European Union
The French pharmaceutical company Sanofi is one of the world’s largest vaccine manufacturers. But this time it failed twice: neither a joint development with the British GlaxoSmithKline, nor an attempt to create an mRNA vaccine have so far yielded the desired result. To help supply EU countries, its Frankfurt am Main plant (pictured) will release 125 million doses of BioNTech / Pfizer vaccine in the summer.
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Johnson & Johnson: One dose is enough
The American corporation Johnson & Johnson has become one of the six manufacturers of vaccines against coronavirus with which the EU entered into preliminary supply agreements. Her vector vaccine only requires one vaccine, not two, and is stored in conventional refrigerators. For the EU, the vaccine, registered on March 11, 2021, will be produced by the corporation’s Belgian subsidiary, Janssen.
Author: Andrey Gurkov
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