https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/07/hundreds-ill-1-dead-due-to-unidentified-disease-in-india.html At least one person has died and 200 others have been hospitalized due to an unidentified illness in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, reports said Monday.

The illness was detected Saturday evening in Eluru, an ancient city famous for its hand-woven products. Since then, patients have experienced symptoms ranging from nausea and anxiety to loss of consciousness, doctors said.

https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/covid19-cuts-top-glove-both-ways Lim said that management believes the share buybacks make for “good practice”.

“The reason for the share buyback is because we know that the company will continue to do well, especially in FY2021. The management views that the price [of the buybacks] makes it a good buy.

“The most important thing is that we have enough cash [to do so]. We have net cash of about RM2 billion. We learn from successful big companies like Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc in the US, which are also cash rich and conduct share buybacks.”

Lim also said the group’s estimated dividend yield was expected to exceed 6% for FY2021. Later, in a filing to Bursa Malaysia, Top Glove clarified that according to the company’s dividend policy of 50% payout ratio on net profit after minority interest, and based on the Bloomberg consensus FY2021 net profit of RM8.61 billion, the expected dividend per share would amount to 53 sen.

Further to the Company’s announcement dated on 2 November 2020, the Company wishes to inform that Honsin Apparel Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, has obtained CE registration confirmation from the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport of Netherlands via its European Representative, QualRep Service B.V., to market the Company’s reusable fabric face mask, ProXmask™, within the European Union countries.

This announcement is dated 07 December 2020.

https://healthandmoneynews.wordpress.com/2020/12/02/head-of-pfizer-research-covid-vaccine-is-female-sterilization/ Head of Pfizer Research: Covid Vaccine is Female Sterilization. On December 1, 2020, the ex-Pfizer head of respiratory research Dr. Michael Yeadon and the lung specialist and former head of the public health department Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg filed an application with the EMA, the European Medicine Agency responsible for EU-wide drug approval, for the immediate suspension of all SARS CoV 2 vaccine studies, in particular the BioNtech/Pfizer study on BNT162b (EudraCT number 2020-002641-42).

After a little research it turns out that Syncytin-1 is also present in sperm, so it’s not only Women that will be steralised but Men as well. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261257414_Syncytin-1_and_its_receptor_is_present_in_human_gametes

https://healthandmoneynews.wordpress.com/2020/12/02/head-of-pfizer-research-covid-vaccine-is-female-sterilization/ Head of Pfizer Research: Covid Vaccine is Female Sterilization. On December 1, 2020, the ex-Pfizer head of respiratory research Dr. Michael Yeadon and the lung specialist and former head of the public health department Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg filed an application with the EMA, the European Medicine Agency responsible for EU-wide drug approval, for the immediate suspension of all SARS CoV 2 vaccine studies, in particular the BioNtech/Pfizer study on BNT162b (EudraCT number 2020-002641-42).

After a little research it turns out that Syncytin-1 is also present in sperm, so it’s not only Women that will be steralised but Men as well. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261257414_Syncytin-1_and_its_receptor_is_present_in_human_gametes

https://healthandmoneynews.wordpress.com/2020/12/02/head-of-pfizer-research-covid-vaccine-is-female-sterilization/ Head of Pfizer Research: Covid Vaccine is Female Sterilization. On December 1, 2020, the ex-Pfizer head of respiratory research Dr. Michael Yeadon and the lung specialist and former head of the public health department Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg filed an application with the EMA, the European Medicine Agency responsible for EU-wide drug approval, for the immediate suspension of all SARS CoV 2 vaccine studies, in particular the BioNtech/Pfizer study on BNT162b (EudraCT number 2020-002641-42).

After a little research it turns out that Syncytin-1 is also present in sperm, so it’s not only Women that will be steralised but Men as well. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261257414_Syncytin-1_and_its_receptor_is_present_in_human_gametes

https://healthandmoneynews.wordpress.com/2020/12/02/head-of-pfizer-research-covid-vaccine-is-female-sterilization/ Head of Pfizer Research: Covid Vaccine is Female Sterilization. On December 1, 2020, the ex-Pfizer head of respiratory research Dr. Michael Yeadon and the lung specialist and former head of the public health department Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg filed an application with the EMA, the European Medicine Agency responsible for EU-wide drug approval, for the immediate suspension of all SARS CoV 2 vaccine studies, in particular the BioNtech/Pfizer study on BNT162b (EudraCT number 2020-002641-42).

After a little research it turns out that Syncytin-1 is also present in sperm, so it’s not only Women that will be steralised but Men as well. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261257414_Syncytin-1_and_its_receptor_is_present_in_human_gametes

CNBC - WHO warns reinfections may occur as data suggests antibodies wane
Recent data suggests people who were once infected with the coronavirus could be infected again as their antibody response wanes, Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization’s health emergencies program, said during a press briefing.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some Covid-19 reinfections are expected based on the agency’s prior experience with similar viruses. In late August, researchers in Hong Kong reported what appeared to be the first confirmed case of Covid reinfection. While rare, the WHO said at the time that reinfection could be possible.
Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said that researchers are still trying to determine how long an antibody response lasts after someone is naturally infected with the virus.
“In some people, it may wane after a few months but we do get a good indication that natural infection immune response is lasting for some months,” Van Kerkhove said.

CNBC - WHO warns reinfections may occur as data suggests antibodies wane
Recent data suggests people who were once infected with the coronavirus could be infected again as their antibody response wanes, Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization’s health emergencies program, said during a press briefing.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some Covid-19 reinfections are expected based on the agency’s prior experience with similar viruses. In late August, researchers in Hong Kong reported what appeared to be the first confirmed case of Covid reinfection. While rare, the WHO said at the time that reinfection could be possible.
Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said that researchers are still trying to determine how long an antibody response lasts after someone is naturally infected with the virus.
“In some people, it may wane after a few months but we do get a good indication that natural infection immune response is lasting for some months,” Van Kerkhove said.

CNBC - WHO warns reinfections may occur as data suggests antibodies wane
Recent data suggests people who were once infected with the coronavirus could be infected again as their antibody response wanes, Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization’s health emergencies program, said during a press briefing.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some Covid-19 reinfections are expected based on the agency’s prior experience with similar viruses. In late August, researchers in Hong Kong reported what appeared to be the first confirmed case of Covid reinfection. While rare, the WHO said at the time that reinfection could be possible.
Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said that researchers are still trying to determine how long an antibody response lasts after someone is naturally infected with the virus.
“In some people, it may wane after a few months but we do get a good indication that natural infection immune response is lasting for some months,” Van Kerkhove said.

CNBC - WHO warns reinfections may occur as data suggests antibodies wane
Recent data suggests people who were once infected with the coronavirus could be infected again as their antibody response wanes, Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization’s health emergencies program, said during a press briefing.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some Covid-19 reinfections are expected based on the agency’s prior experience with similar viruses. In late August, researchers in Hong Kong reported what appeared to be the first confirmed case of Covid reinfection. While rare, the WHO said at the time that reinfection could be possible.
Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said that researchers are still trying to determine how long an antibody response lasts after someone is naturally infected with the virus.
“In some people, it may wane after a few months but we do get a good indication that natural infection immune response is lasting for some months,” Van Kerkhove said.

CNBC - WHO warns reinfections may occur as data suggests antibodies wane
Recent data suggests people who were once infected with the coronavirus could be infected again as their antibody response wanes, Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization’s health emergencies program, said during a press briefing.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some Covid-19 reinfections are expected based on the agency’s prior experience with similar viruses. In late August, researchers in Hong Kong reported what appeared to be the first confirmed case of Covid reinfection. While rare, the WHO said at the time that reinfection could be possible.
Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said that researchers are still trying to determine how long an antibody response lasts after someone is naturally infected with the virus.
“In some people, it may wane after a few months but we do get a good indication that natural infection immune response is lasting for some months,” Van Kerkhove said.

CNBC - WHO warns reinfections may occur as data suggests antibodies wane
Recent data suggests people who were once infected with the coronavirus could be infected again as their antibody response wanes, Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization’s health emergencies program, said during a press briefing.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some Covid-19 reinfections are expected based on the agency’s prior experience with similar viruses. In late August, researchers in Hong Kong reported what appeared to be the first confirmed case of Covid reinfection. While rare, the WHO said at the time that reinfection could be possible.
Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said that researchers are still trying to determine how long an antibody response lasts after someone is naturally infected with the virus.
“In some people, it may wane after a few months but we do get a good indication that natural infection immune response is lasting for some months,” Van Kerkhove said.

CNBC - WHO warns reinfections may occur as data suggests antibodies wane
Recent data suggests people who were once infected with the coronavirus could be infected again as their antibody response wanes, Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization’s health emergencies program, said during a press briefing.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some Covid-19 reinfections are expected based on the agency’s prior experience with similar viruses. In late August, researchers in Hong Kong reported what appeared to be the first confirmed case of Covid reinfection. While rare, the WHO said at the time that reinfection could be possible.
Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said that researchers are still trying to determine how long an antibody response lasts after someone is naturally infected with the virus.
“In some people, it may wane after a few months but we do get a good indication that natural infection immune response is lasting for some months,” Van Kerkhove said.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/05/covid-19-deaths-could-nearly-double-by-april-despite-vaccines.html The U.S. is forecast to see a cumulative 539,000 deaths by April 1, according to a Dec. 4 report published by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine.
IHME researchers said that the expected vaccine rollout only reduces the death toll by 9,000 before April 1 and said that a rapid rollout targeting high-risk people could save 14,000 more lives.
Researchers also said that increasing mask-wearing to 95% can save 66,000 lives by April 1.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/05/covid-19-deaths-could-nearly-double-by-april-despite-vaccines.html The U.S. is forecast to see a cumulative 539,000 deaths by April 1, according to a Dec. 4 report published by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine.
IHME researchers said that the expected vaccine rollout only reduces the death toll by 9,000 before April 1 and said that a rapid rollout targeting high-risk people could save 14,000 more lives.
Researchers also said that increasing mask-wearing to 95% can save 66,000 lives by April 1.

Biden said the COVID-19 vaccine will not be mandatory – but he will encourage people to 'do the right thing' https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-covid-19-vaccine-will-not-be-mandatory-in-us-2020-12

Guess only 50-60% of US population will take the vaccine....... NO herd immunity......

Biden said the COVID-19 vaccine will not be mandatory – but he will encourage people to 'do the right thing' https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-covid-19-vaccine-will-not-be-mandatory-in-us-2020-12

Guess only 50-60% os US population will take the vaccine....... NO herd immunity......

Waiting for limitup only........

Yup..... confirmed....

https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/covid19-vaccines-do-not-remove-need-wear-masks-gloves-keep-distance-%E2%80%94-chief-physician People who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 should continue to wear masks, gloves, and maintain social distance to protect themselves, Chief Physician at Moscow Hospital No 2 Natalia Shindryaeva told Sputnik News Agency.

https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/covid19-vaccines-do-not-remove-need-wear-masks-gloves-keep-distance-%E2%80%94-chief-physician People who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 should continue to wear masks, gloves, and maintain social distance to protect themselves, Chief Physician at Moscow Hospital No 2 Natalia Shindryaeva told Sputnik News Agency.

"I would like to say vaccines do not equal zero Covid," said Dr. Michael Ryan, the executive director of the World Health Organization's Health Emergencies Program. "Vaccines and vaccination will add a major, major, powerful tool to the toolkit that we have.
"But by themselves they will not do the job."

Vaccines won't end Covid so keep wearing your mask, top health official says https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/04/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-covid-19-reinfection-means-for-vaccines/ If and when reinfections with COVID-19 become the norm, the majority of people will weather the virus as they would any other cold. You get it, and after a certain period of time your body forgets it, leaving you vulnerable to its return. The key difference is that seasonal cold-causing viruses rarely cause lethal disease, while COVID-19 does at rates of 1–5 percent, depending on the health status of those it affects.

WHO warns Covid reinfections may occur as data suggests antibodies wane.The WHO’s Dr. Mike Ryan said that emerging data suggests “protection may not be lifelong” after someone’s infected with Covid-19. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/04/who-warns-covid-reinfections-may-occur...
05/12/2020 11:24 AM
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supermxmx Masks will needed for along2 time...

WHO warns Covid reinfections may occur as data suggests antibodies wane.The WHO’s Dr. Mike Ryan said that emerging data suggests “protection may not be lifelong” after someone’s infected with Covid-19. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/04/who-warns-covid-reinfections-may-occur...
05/12/2020 11:24 AM

supermxmx Gloves will needed for along2 time...... Just like what TS Lim stated.....

Gloves will needed for along2 time...... Just like what TS Lim stated.....

WHO warns Covid reinfections may occur as data suggests antibodies wane.The WHO’s Dr. Mike Ryan said that emerging data suggests “protection may not be lifelong” after someone’s infected with Covid-19. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/04/who-warns-covid-reinfections-may-occur-as-data-suggests-antibodies-wane.html

That is alot alot of masks needed in US!!!

https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/covid19-will-trigger-more-downgrades-says-sp KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to put a heavy strain on global credit conditions in 2021, despite positive news on a vaccine, said S&P Global Ratings.

In its "Global Credit Outlook 2021: Back On Track?" published on RatingsDirect today, S&P Global Ratings global head of research Alexandra Dimitrijevic said even if a vaccine becomes widely available by midyear, the containment of the pandemic will be very uneven worldwide.

"Until then, the main risk for the first half of 2021 is that further waves of COVID-19 cases, requiring renewed containment measures, may harm a fragile economic recovery and lead to further credit deterioration, particularly in sectors most exposed to social distancing and travel restrictions,” she said.

https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/covid19-will-trigger-more-downgrades-says-sp KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to put a heavy strain on global credit conditions in 2021, despite positive news on a vaccine, said S&P Global Ratings.

In its "Global Credit Outlook 2021: Back On Track?" published on RatingsDirect today, S&P Global Ratings global head of research Alexandra Dimitrijevic said even if a vaccine becomes widely available by midyear, the containment of the pandemic will be very uneven worldwide.

"Until then, the main risk for the first half of 2021 is that further waves of COVID-19 cases, requiring renewed containment measures, may harm a fragile economic recovery and lead to further credit deterioration, particularly in sectors most exposed to social distancing and travel restrictions,” she said.

Asia-Pacific stocks trade mixed amid Covid vaccine concerns https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/04/asia-markets-covid-australia-retail-sales-currencies-oil.html

The Wall Street Journal reported that Pfizer had originally planned to ship 100 million doses this year, but some early batches of raw materials needed for the vaccine failed to meet standards. The drugmaker repeatedly said publicly that it planned to ship 50 million vaccine doses this year and up to 1.3 billion doses by the end of 2021. Still, the Journal report spurred a late-day sell-off in U.S. markets. Stocks in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Friday morning trade after a report said Pfizer expects to ship half the Covid-19 vaccine doses it originally planned for this year due to supply chain issues.

Asia-Pacific stocks trade mixed amid Covid vaccine concerns https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/04/asia-markets-covid-australia-retail-sales-currencies-oil.html

The Wall Street Journal reported that Pfizer had originally planned to ship 100 million doses this year, but some early batches of raw materials needed for the vaccine failed to meet standards. The drugmaker repeatedly said publicly that it planned to ship 50 million vaccine doses this year and up to 1.3 billion doses by the end of 2021. Still, the Journal report spurred a late-day sell-off in U.S. markets. Stocks in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Friday morning trade after a report said Pfizer expects to ship half the Covid-19 vaccine doses it originally planned for this year due to supply chain issues.

EU lawmaker calls UK’s vaccine approval "problematic"
From CNN's Amy Cassidy in Glasgow and James Frater in London

A European Union lawmaker and physician has called the UK’s decision to authorize the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine “hasty," and is recommending other European countries do not follow suit.

In a statement published on the official’s website on Wednesday, Peter Liese, health policy spokesman of the European People's Party -- the largest political group in the EU Parliament -- said:

“I consider this decision to be problematic and recommend that EU Member States do not repeat the process in the same way. A few weeks of thorough examination by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is better than a hasty emergency marketing authorisation of a vaccine.”

EU lawmaker calls UK’s vaccine approval "problematic"
From CNN's Amy Cassidy in Glasgow and James Frater in London

A European Union lawmaker and physician has called the UK’s decision to authorize the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine “hasty," and is recommending other European countries do not follow suit.

In a statement published on the official’s website on Wednesday, Peter Liese, health policy spokesman of the European People's Party -- the largest political group in the EU Parliament -- said:

“I consider this decision to be problematic and recommend that EU Member States do not repeat the process in the same way. A few weeks of thorough examination by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is better than a hasty emergency marketing authorisation of a vaccine.”

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/wife-of-vaccine-volunteer-sued-by-serum-institute-of-india-we-cant-stay-quiet-2332618?fbclid=IwAR1pj8Q6iD09svrSglo23bM0XbfvKA4OPFGn2MV--pUZijj4zqL6LE4FoMA

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/wife-of-vaccine-volunteer-sued-by-serum-institute-of-india-we-cant-stay-quiet-2332618?fbclid=IwAR1pj8Q6iD09svrSglo23bM0XbfvKA4OPFGn2MV--pUZijj4zqL6LE4FoMA

https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/columnists/so-aunty-so-what/2020/12/02/mask-is-a-must-even-with-a-vaccine

https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/columnists/so-aunty-so-what/2020/12/02/mask-is-a-must-even-with-a-vaccine

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/12/01/top-glove-hints-hr-ministrys-action-does-not-match-stated-stand/

SHAH ALAM: The government will use the educational approach on employers in various sectors until the end of this year so that they can comply with the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities (Amendment) Act 2019 (Act 446).

Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan (pix) said errant employers would not be fined during this period as well since the enforcement of the act is still in its early stages.

“Our intention is not to fine the employers. If we are only focused on penalising (employers) for non-compliance, our efforts will eventually fail. However, during this period, let no party take advantage of the situation.

“It is the ministry’s responsibility to educate and encourage employers to comply (with Act 446). So, we will use discretion to introduce the act,“ he said at a press conference after launching the Labour Enrichment and Professionalism seminar, here, today.

Act 446 (Amendment) 2019, enacted on Sept 1 last year, aims to improve the Guidelines for the Foreign Workers’ Accommodation 2018, prepared by the Department of Labour Peninsular Malaysia, which covers the standard of minimum living space, basic facilities for homes and workers as well as elements of safety and hygiene that should be emphasised by the employer. This includes the prevention of the Covid-19 virus.

The Sundaily - SHAH ALAM: The government will use the educational approach on employers in various sectors until the end of this year so that they can comply with the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities (Amendment) Act 2019 (Act 446).

Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan (pix) said errant employers would not be fined during this period as well since the enforcement of the act is still in its early stages.

“Our intention is not to fine the employers. If we are only focused on penalising (employers) for non-compliance, our efforts will eventually fail. However, during this period, let no party take advantage of the situation.

“It is the ministry’s responsibility to educate and encourage employers to comply (with Act 446). So, we will use discretion to introduce the act,“ he said at a press conference after launching the Labour Enrichment and Professionalism seminar, here, today.

Act 446 (Amendment) 2019, enacted on Sept 1 last year, aims to improve the Guidelines for the Foreign Workers’ Accommodation 2018, prepared by the Department of Labour Peninsular Malaysia, which covers the standard of minimum living space, basic facilities for homes and workers as well as elements of safety and hygiene that should be emphasised by the employer. This includes the prevention of the Covid-19 virus.

PRESS STATEMENT
Top Glove Corporation Bhd (Company No. 199801018294 [474423-X])
For Immediate Release
Investor Contact:
See Sook Fong
sfsee@topglove.com.my
+603-3362 3098 (ext. 2233)
+6012 329 1119
Top Glove Working with Authorities to Improve Workers’ Accommodations
Shah Alam, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 With regard to the news announcement by the Ministry of Human Resources, relating to the Workers' Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446), we wish to inform that Top Glove will be extending its fullest cooperation to the relevant authorities on the matter.
Top Glove wishes to clarify that efforts to source for more accommodation and to improve existing worker accommodations are ongoing, in view of the large number of workers we employ. We expect to complete the exercise of improving workers’ accommodation around 31st December 2020. This is in line with the government’s educational approach on employers in various sectors until the end of this year (2020), so that they can comply with Act 446. Kindly refer to the news report dated 8th September 2020 carried by Bernama and The Sun Daily as per
following links: https://www.bernama.com/en/general/news.php?id=1877719 and
https://www.thesundaily.my/local/act-446-government-adopts-educational-approach-untildecember-LH3911805.
The Company has spent some RM20 million on purchasing 100 units of apartments for workers over the past two months, to ensure that they adhere to the Government’s requirements. This is in addition to having previously invested in 100 double storey houses and hostels with full facilities including in-house canteen, automated teller machines, barbershops, and minimarts, worth an estimated RM50 million in total.
Our workforce is the Company’s greatest asset, and we are committed to continue working closely with the relevant authorities to make the necessary improvements towards ensuring the safety, health and well-being of our employees.

Vaccine a good start to containing Covid-19, but no ‘silver bullet’, say healthcare experts https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/11/30/vaccine-a-good-star...

Vaccine a good start to containing Covid-19, but no ‘silver bullet’, say healthcare experts https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/11/30/vaccine-a-good-start-to-containing-covid-19-but-no-silver-bullet-say-health/1927362

Reuters - Overall, 58% of Americans said in a Gallup poll here that ended Nov. 1 that they would get vaccinated. Forty-two percent said they would be unwilling to get a vaccine, citing reasons such as the rushed development timeline and concerns about safety.

Delays in vaccine distribution or widespread refusal to be vaccinated would allow the virus to continue to circulate longer and delay the development of herd immunity, which occurs when enough people in a population have some form of protection that prevents the easy spread of a disease.

Reuters - Overall, 58% of Americans said in a Gallup poll here that ended Nov. 1 that they would get vaccinated. Forty-two percent said they would be unwilling to get a vaccine, citing reasons such as the rushed development timeline and concerns about safety.

Delays in vaccine distribution or widespread refusal to be vaccinated would allow the virus to continue to circulate longer and delay the development of herd immunity, which occurs when enough people in a population have some form of protection that prevents the easy spread of a disease.

Reuters - Overall, 58% of Americans said in a Gallup poll here that ended Nov. 1 that they would get vaccinated. Forty-two percent said they would be unwilling to get a vaccine, citing reasons such as the rushed development timeline and concerns about safety.

Delays in vaccine distribution or widespread refusal to be vaccinated would allow the virus to continue to circulate longer and delay the development of herd immunity, which occurs when enough people in a population have some form of protection that prevents the easy spread of a disease.

Bloomberg - Most in France Wouldn’t Get Covid Vaccine, Study Finds (7 a.m. HK)
A new French survey found that 59% of respondents said they wouldn’t get a Covid-19 vaccine once it becomes available, Le Journal Du Dimanche reported on Sunday, citing the findings of the Ifop survey carried out on Nov. 26-27