Afghanistan, Cambodia and Hungary are also launching their vaccination campaign.
South Africa must interrupt its own because of questions about the effectiveness of the AstraZeneca vaccine on the variants.
The WHO is looking into this question on Monday.
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South Africa suspends vaccination program due to variant
South Africa announced Sunday, February 7, to temporarily suspend its vaccination program against Covid-19, which was to start in the coming days with one million vaccines developed by Oxford and AstraZeneca, after a study revealing a
"limited"
effectiveness
against the South African variant.
According to the initial results of this study, this vaccine is only 22% effective against moderate forms of the South African variant.
No results are yet available on its effectiveness against severe forms.
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South Africa questions the effectiveness of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the variant
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WHO reviews AstraZeneca vaccine
The WHO Immunization Experts Strategy Committee meets on Monday to make interim recommendations for the use of the vaccine developed by Oxford and AstraZeneca.
"Particular attention will be given to the discussion on the use of the vaccine on older adults
,
"
says the WHO agenda.
With an average effectiveness of 70% for the time being, this vaccine is less convincing for the moment than those of Pfizer / BioNTech or Moderna, whose effectiveness exceeds 90%.
Israel comes out of its third lockdown
Hairdressing salons reopened, customers returning to certain shops and trips that can stretch over more than a kilometer: Israel began on Sunday to come out of its third confinement, against the backdrop of a vaccination offensive.
In Jordan, hundreds of thousands of students have returned to schools after nearly a year of closure.
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Portugal declines Spanish aid
Portugal, whose hospitals are under pressure due to the pandemic, has rejected the offer of the Spanish region of Galicia to receive patients, believing it is able to cope with the situation, the Ministry of Health said on Sunday. .
Afghanistan: first vaccine delivery from India
Afghanistan received half a million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Sunday provided by India, the first delivery of the Covid-19 vaccine to reach this country hard hit by the epidemic in 2020.
Hungary: green light for Sputnik V
Hungary lifted the last obstacle to administering the Russian Sputnik V vaccine to its population on Sunday, with the green light granted by national health authorities.
Read also: Covid: could Russian and Chinese vaccines be authorized in France?
Chinese vaccine delivered to Cambodia
China delivered 600,000 doses of Sinopharm, one of its Covid vaccines, to Cambodia on Sunday.
Leipzig-Liverpool will be played in Budapest
The round of 16 first leg of the Champions League between Leipzig and Liverpool will be played in Budapest, Germany having prohibited entry into its territory to travelers coming from an area where the Covid pandemic is particularly active, UEFA said. Sunday.
First case of Brazilian variant detected in Canada
A first case of infection with the Brazilian variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Toronto, health authorities in Canada's largest city announced on Sunday.
More than 2.3 million dead
The pandemic has killed more than 2.3 million people worldwide since the end of December 2019. More than 105.7 million cases of infection have been diagnosed.
The United States is the country with the most deaths (463,339), ahead of Brazil (231,534), Mexico (165,786), India (154,996) and the United Kingdom (112,092).
