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Why the study of the Russian vaccine can be considered failed. What we know about the "British" strain. Every hundredth person in the world

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Pulse

27,250 new cases of Covid-19 were identified in Russia per day-1526 less than yesterday. In total, 2,933,753 people fell ill in the country from the beginning of the pandemic in the country. 24,447 patients with a covid were discharged from hospitals per day. For all the time, 2,343,967 people recovered. According to the operational headquarters, 549 people died per day, in total - 52,461 people.

In Crimea, restrictions are tightened: in particular, schoolchildren will be sent ahead of schedule for the holidays . The authorities of the region dismissed officials, due to which a shortage of preferential drugs arose in pharmacies. The lack of drugs is intended to be replenished due to humanitarian assistance from China. Muscovites were recommended not to call Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden for the New Year - even those animators who write in ads that they have antibodies.

Data on Russia in the form ofa card and tables . We update them every day.

According to WHO, the past week has become a record for the number of infectations in the world: 4.6 million people fell ill - 6% more than a week earlier. In total, from the beginning of the pandemic , every hundredth person in the world has already become ill. In the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, a new strain of coronavirus was discovered. There is no data that this mutation is more dangerous or aggressive. The coefficient of reproduction of the epidemic in the UK increased from 1.1 to 1.3. He shows how much on average a person will infect one infected.

The border of France with Great Britain was partially discovered . The largest Chinese airline, China Southern Airlines, stopped flights from London . In the Czech Republic , all stores, except for food and pharmacies, will not be collected more than together. In Switzerland, vaccination began . In Egypt, mass New Year celebrations were canceled . The number of cases in Peru exceeded a million people . In South Korea, 1092 people fell ill - this is the second result for all the time of the pandemic.

Data on the world: map and table .

News that can touch you directly

Volunteers who participate in the tests of "satellite V" will no longer receive a placebo. This is bad for research . The head of the Hamalea Center, Alexander Ginzburg, said that they decided to do this, because "everything is proved there, but the pandemic is going on." Moreover, people from the placebo group partially already vaccinated. Experts call the study by the failed: “There was a change in the rules of the game during the game. The study will not have the correct results in effectiveness , because the placebo group is lost. ”

We tell everything that we know about the "British" strain . The most important thing: it seems that the strain is really more contagious - but there are no indications that it causes a more severe course of the disease. Existing vaccines should cope with the new variant of the virus. By the link, we talk about the new strain in more detail: in particular, which, in fact, has changed in the virus.

Most of the readers of Medusa are in no hurry to vaccinate . Almost 30 thousand people participated in the survey (but went to the end of about 20 thousand). Only 20% of respondents are going to get into the Russian vaccine, twice as much. At the same time, as many as 37% do not want to deal with any vaccines from Covid. Here are the full results of the survey - you can compare them with the results of a similar survey of VTsIOM .

What else

All countries of the world spent more than 13 trillion dollars on the fight against Pandemia . This amount includes a package of measures to stimulate 892 billion dollars agreed in the US Congress. The fight against coronavirus increases the public debt of the leading countries of the world. It is expected that in 2021 it will increase to 125% of the total GDP.

Because of Covid, many will not be able to celebrate the New Year with loved ones-advise how to do it in Zum . Fill the form by the link and tell us what the perfect New Year should look like in the video. We will publish the best tips.

PS There are not many good news in this newsletter. We hope that today Dmitry Gordon will amuse you. He interviewed Mikhail Khodorkovsky, during which he joked - either completely brilliant, or as unsuccessful as possible. In general, see for yourself . With a mustache!

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