Europe, attentive to the coronavirus situation

There is no longer a pandemic, but the coronavirus continues to cause significant infections. In Spain and the United Kingdom, health authorities have advanced their anti-COVID vaccination campaign from October to September in response to the wave of cases; and in other countries they are making hasty decisions due to increasing infections and reinfections from the virus.

As of September 5, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported 770,437,327 cases of coronavirus infections, with a total of 6,956,900 deaths.

Of the coronavirus vaccines, the health agency reports that a total of 13,500,135,157 doses have been administered. There is no homogeneous vaccination schedule worldwide because some countries have administered four doses, others three and some only two or even a single vaccination schedule, as is the case in Africa.

According to information provided by the WHO, the region in the world with the highest number of COVID-19 infections is Europe with 275,987,083 cases despite the fact that it is the continent that has been vaccinated the most; On the other hand: 9,547,278 people have been infected in Africa and, paradoxically, it is the continent with the lowest number of COVID vaccines administered.

For country, The most recent figures show the United States with the highest number of infections: 103,436,829 people; followed by China, which despite its large population has managed to contain its spread and the various outbreaks have infected 99,306,563 people.

This is also the case in India, which is already the most populous country in the world and yet only 44,997,326 people have been infected by the coronavirus.

From European countries, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom have the highest number of people who have already contracted the virus: 38,997,490 people, 38,437,756 people and 25,955,703 people, respectively.

In terms of deaths, the American continent recorded the highest number of deaths from coronavirus in September with 2,958,886 people, followed by Europe with 2,247,711 people. and, once again, Africa, which is the continent with the fewest deaths from coronavirus with 175,425 people. By country, the United States is the most affected worldwide with 1,127,152 deaths from coronavirus, followed by Brazil with 704,659 cases.

Looking ahead to autumn and after an explosive summer with massive mobility of visitors, since the end of June in several countries there has been an increase in the speed of circulation of new infections. as well as in the number of reinfections, because SARS-CoV-2 has already demonstrated its ability to reinfect people who have been infected several times and who have even been vaccinated. The vials still make it possible to attenuate the effect of the virus on the human body and reduce its lethality.

It has also shown that this is not a seasonal virus as the WHO itself predicted last year, the waves continue to appear with peaks and valleys. Spain once again has 130 cases of contagion per 100,000 inhabitants.

In several countries, New hospital admissions and the number of beds occupied by coronavirus patients are also increasing, although doctors stress that this is only marginal.

About the topic

Now, Although modernized versions of COVID vaccines exist, none have been able to cut the ability to transmit from one person to another. They do not fully immunize.

In Europe, The Medicines Regulatory Agency explains that an updated version of the vaccine that targets two variants of the coronavirus has been approved for use as a booster dose for older adults.

Is there a combined flu and coronavirus vaccine? Not to date. But countries like Spain are calling on their population to get vaccinated and receive a dose of COVID-19 and a dose of influenza at the same time. A blow to each arm.

The scientific community is still working on creating such a joint vaccine (protecting against coronavirus, flu and respiratory syncytial virus) but since it does not exist, people will receive the two vials at the same time in different arms. At the moment, revaccination is requested.

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