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World Corona Infections Close to 60 Million Cases


Wed 25 Nov 2020 | 08:00 PM
Ahmed Moamar

Data released by Johns Hopkins University, USA, showed that the total number of infections with Coronavirus ( known also as COVID-19) worldwide approached 59.8 million cases up to  Wednesday morning.

The statistics of the university, which is considered one of the most prominent references in tracking the outbreak of the Corona pandemic, also showed that the number of people recovering is close to 38.3 million, while the number of deaths exceeded one million and 409 thousand.

The United States of America (USA) leads the world in terms of the number of infections, followed by India, Brazil, France, Russia, Spain, Britain, Italy, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Germany, Peru, Poland, and Iran.

The USA also tops the world in terms of the number of deaths, followed by Brazil, India, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Italy, and France.

Major pharmaceutical companies are currently providing three candidate vaccines for "COVID--19" in the preparation phase, which is expected to start using them early next year.

“These are immune responses, so if you feel something after the vaccination, you should expect to feel it,” said Patricia Stinchfield of Minnesota Children's Hospitals and Clinics, at a CDC advisory meeting.

The post syndromes of vaccinations include some arm pain, some fatigue, some body aches, or even some fever

Indeed, some volunteers in candidate vaccine trials from drug companies Moderna, Pfizer, and AstraZeneca reported flu-like symptoms after vaccination. Experts fear that these reports may keep people away from vaccination, or from the second required doses.

Dr. Sarah Oliver of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told the committee that the public desire for a coronavirus vaccine has been declining steadily since spring in the USA, but it may improve as people begin to hear more about the safety and effectiveness of various vaccines against COVID-19.

Oliver pointed out that vaccine acceptance was highest among Asian Americans and lowest among African Americans, and this is worrying because the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee wants to ensure that any approved vaccine reaches the groups most affected by the epidemic, and blacks are among the hardest hit by "COVID-19 in the USA.