The vaccination rollout continues to improve, with just over 1.3 million shots administered on average in the last seven days. This compares with just under one million doses administered per day on average two weeks ago. So far, around 27 million people have received at least one vaccine dose.
- At current pace, 50% of the population will have been at least partially vaccinated by early July, with herd immunity, estimated around 70%, reached in early September. These projections will likely move forward as daily vaccinations increase.
- The presence of more transmissible COVID-19 variants could complicate the situation; however, both Moderna and Pfizer say their vaccines are still effective against the UK and South African variants, though less protective against the South African strain. A third candidate, Novavax, is 90 percent effective against the original strain but only 50 percent effective against the South African variant.
- Moderna has begun developing its own vaccine variant that could be used as a booster shot against the South African strain of COVID-19.
For the latest United States case counts, click here.
Latest global updates:
- On 29 January, the European Union – in response to vaccine distribution delays at Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, and AstraZeneca – confirmed that it is implementing a measure requiring exports of COVID-19 vaccines to be subject to an authorization by Member States.
- On 30 January, the Singaporean government announced a 90-day suspension of reciprocal green lane (RGL) arrangements with travelers from Germany, Malaysia, and South Korea to conduct short-stay business travel. Travelers from the affected countries will now be required to undergo the mandatory 14-day quarantine period.
- Several Gulf Arab states launched new domestic restrictions varying from closing non-essential business to shuttering in-person dinning. Kuwait also announced that it will ban the entry of foreign nationals into the country from 7 to 21 February.
- According to a British medical journal, the Russian Sputnik V vaccine is proven to be 91% effective and appears to prevent inoculated individuals from becoming severely ill with COVID-19.
- Israel and the UAE continue to rank first and second respectively for vaccinations per capita, while the UKhas surpassed Bahrain as third.
- For the latest Global case counts, click here.
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