European Medicines Agency (EMA) delivers its opinion this Tuesday, April 20 regarding the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against Covid-19, as the vaccination spreads to all citizens in the United States, while India will also apply this measure to all adults from 1is may. The EMA, headquartered in Amsterdam, must give Tuesday, a priori at 3 pm, a “virtual press conference on the conclusions about the safety assessment” of this single-dose vaccine.
This decision is all the more important as several European countries, including France, are counting on this vaccine to accelerate their immunization campaign on their territory. However, the uncertainty on the viability of the vaccine remains unresolved while the American health authorities recommended last Tuesday “a pause” in the use of Johnson & Johnson in order to investigate the appearance of serious cases of blood clots in several people. in the USA.
However, its use should be re-authorized, perhaps accompanied by “restrictions,” and a decision should be made public by Friday, White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci said on Sunday. “I think (vaccination) will resume, maybe with restrictions. I’m not sure what it will be, if it will be related to age or gender or if it will just be accompanied by a warning, ”he said.
A critical situation in India, more than half of American adults vaccinated
In India, where the situation is made difficult in the face of a second massive wave that threatens to overwhelm hospitals, the capital New Delhi has been confined for a week since Monday evening. “Delhi’s health system is at a breaking point,” the head of the capital’s government, Arvind Kejriwal, told television. “If we do not impose lockdown now, we are facing an even greater catastrophe. ”
However, the ambition of the Indian authorities to vaccinate the entire adult population of the country is hampered by insufficient vaccine stocks. India on Monday recorded a new record of contaminations, with 273,810 new cases over 24 hours, exceeding the mark of 200,000 for the fifth day in a row.
In the United States, the huge vaccination campaign continues at a brisk pace despite the suspension on Tuesday of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Some 50.4% of Americans over 18 have been able to benefit from at least one dose of the vaccine, and 32.5% are fully immunized, including seniors 65 and over, the main federal agency said on Sunday. public health of the country. In total, more than 131.2 million people have received at least one injection and all adults have been allowed to be vaccinated since Monday.
“We have enough vaccines, you need to be protected and protect your neighbors and your family,” President Joe Biden said in a video uploaded by the White House. “So please get vaccinated,” he pleaded. Due to the outbreak of the epidemic, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson canceled his official visit to India, scheduled for the end of April. Entry into the UK is now prohibited for travelers coming from India, with the exception of UK residents who will have to observe a quarantine.
Health restrictions reduced across large parts of Europe
The situation remains precarious in Europe, although some countries, pressed by exasperated public opinion, have loosened health restrictions somewhat this week. This is the case, to varying degrees, in Switzerland, Belgium, Slovenia, Slovakia, Monaco, Portugal and Denmark. In Greece, the mandatory seven-day quarantine is lifted for travelers resident in the European Union, United Kingdom, United States, Israel, Serbia and United Arab Emirates if they have received two doses vaccine or have a negative coronavirus test.
Cautious easing also in the Pacific with the entry into force Monday of the “bubble” allowing nationals of Australia and New Zealand to travel without quarantine between the two countries, which both have a good record in the face of the pandemic. Several other Asia-Pacific countries are working on similar “bubble” projects.
For its part and despite still very high mortality figures and a very contagious “Brazilian” variant, Rio de Janeiro reopened its bars and restaurants in early April and did the same with its beaches on Monday. The epidemic has killed more than 37,600 people in just over a year in total in Brazil, which has a population of 212 million. This record is even largely underestimated, according to experts. Since its appearance, the pandemic has killed more than 3 million people worldwide, according to a report established by Agence France-Presse, from official sources, Monday.
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