What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 3 December

COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 3 December: Top stories: US facing 'rough' winter; WHO warning on short-term infection surges; restrictions extended in Germany.

Plano de vacinação anti-covid-19

Plano de vacinação

Hierarquia das prioridades: o primeiro-ministro advertiu que o processo de vacinação terá imponderabilidades externas a Portugal, sendo também complexo ao nível interno, com as dificuldades a aumentarem quanto maior for o universo de cidadãos a vacinar.

António Costa salientou que a operação de vacinação vai desenvolver-se ao longo do ano e não se concentrará apenas num primeiro momento.

A possibilidade de o processo de vacinação não começar em janeiro. "Temos de falar verdade e para isso é necessário saber que esta operação tem um conjunto de imponderáveis. Não depende de nós a produção e licenciamento da vacina. Se houver atraso temos de readaptar o nosso calendário. Se Agência Europeia se não aprovar a primeira vacina a 29 de dezembro, não teremos uma dose da vacina em Portugal no início de janeiro."

Para o chefe do Governo, esta crise só poderá ser declarada como vencida "quando houver grau de imunização coletiva".

Depois salientou que "o esforço que a comunidade científica fez é notável". "O esforço de adaptação do processo de licenciamento é extraordinário, quer do Infarmed e ou da Agência Europeia do Medicamento, pois fez num ano aquilo que duraria seis ou sete anos", afirmou.

Patentes e outros direitos de propriedade intelectual

Patentes e outros direitos de propriedade intelectual: informação completa e atual sobre o cruzamento entre a Propriedade Intelectual e os desafios da COVID‑19, sobretudo quanto às patentes e os modelos de utilidade, sem esquecer toda a informação sobre o caminho para a obtenção de uma vacina.

COVID Memorial

COVID Memorial: These are stories of some of the lives we have already lost to COVID-19. Together, we are mourning these losses, and working to stop more in the future.

Death by Incarceration

 

Putin Tells Russia To Begin Large-Scale Vaccination For Coronavirus

Putin Tells Russia To Begin Large-Scale Vaccination For Coronavirus:

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered mass immunization against COVID-19 as Russia races to reverse a surge in coronavirus cases and be the first in the world to distribute its vaccine widely.

Putin issued the order in a videoconference with officials, just hours after health authorities in Britain approved Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine.

According to government figures, Russia has more than 2.3 million coronavirus cases, the fourth-highest caseload in the world after the U.S., India and Brazil. Overnight, Russia passed a new daily record of 589 COVID-19 deaths, bringing the country's official death toll to 41,053.

The Kremlin is betting on a Russian-made vaccine called Sputnik V to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Putin announced the vaccine's registration with the Russian Health Ministry in August when he said one of his daughters had tried it out.

COVID-19 situation update for the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 3 December 2020

COVID-19 situation update for the EU/EEA and the UK: As of 03 December 2020, 13 518 808 cases have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: Portugal (303 846). As of 03 December 2020, 334 981 deaths have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: Portugal (4 645)

How Much Will It Cost to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine?

How Much Will It Cost to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine?

• The federal government has poured billions of dollars into the development of COVID-19 vaccines.
• Pharmaceutical companies will charge for the vaccine when they’re released, but that cost may not reach Americans.
• In the United States, the government will cover the cost for the vaccines at least initially.
• In some cases, individuals may have to get certain costs reimbursed.

• The cost for each dose ranges from $3 to $37, depending on the vaccine.

  Moderna, a two-dose vaccine, recently announced each dose will go for around $32 to $37.

  The Pfizer vaccine, also given in two doses, is expected to cost $19.50 a dose.

  Each dose for Johnson & Johnson’s two-dose vaccine will cost an estimated $10, and AstraZeneca’s two-dose vaccine could be the cheapest at just $3 to $4 a dose.

  Novavax’s two-dose vaccine is estimated to be $16 a dose.

How Much Will A Covid-19 Vaccine Cost? The power of a vaccine depends on its price. No matter the clinical effectiveness, if too few people have access to the vaccine, the community can’t reach herd immunity, rendering the innovation moot. 

Covid vaccine front-runners: How much they cost, who’s bought them and how they’re stored 

The figure for a dose of a potential Covid-19 vaccine covers the cost of delivering the treatment: 

Q: GPs will be given £12.58 per Covid vaccine dose.

A: This is correct. This is an “item of service fee”, that covers the cost of providing this treatment.