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Fauci apologizes for suggesting UK rushed vaccine decision
America’s top infectious disease expert has apologized for suggesting U.K. authorities rushed their authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine, saying he has “great faith” in the country’s regulators. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, had sparked controversy with an earlier interview in which he said U.K. regulators hadn’t acted “as carefully” as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “I do have great faith in both the scientific community and the regulatory community at the U.K., and anyone who knows me and my relationship with that over literally decades, you know that’s the case,” Fauci told the BBC.
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Tokyo Games postponement to cost $2.8 billion: organisers
The postponement of the Tokyo Games until next year because of the novel coronavirus pandemic will cost 294 billion yen ($2.8 billion), organisers said on Friday. The extra costs will be shared by the Tokyo 2020 organising committee, Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Japanese government. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government was expected to pay 120 billion yen, while the organising committee and the Japanese government would pay the remainder, 103 billion yen and 71 billion yen respectively, organisers said.
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French Finance Minister says will get COVID-19 vaccine when possible
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday he would get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as he could, despite a vocal anti-vaccination movement in France. Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday that France would ensure free COVID-19 vaccinations for all in its social security system and has earmarked some 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 billion) of next year's social security budget to cover the cost.
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Hong Kong is facing a not-so-happy New Year, with annual fireworks display, parade both cancelled
Hong Kong is bracing for a bleak New Year, with the annual countdown fireworks display over Victoria Harbour and the iconic Lunar New Year parade in February both cancelled due to a new wave of coronavirus infections.The Hong Kong Tourism Board revealed the cancellations on Friday, making 2021 the second year in a row that the city will miss out on the usually lavish annual celebrations. Last year’s countdown fireworks and this year’s Lunar New Year parade were both held in much diminished form because of the threat of anti-government protests.Get the latest insights and analysis from our Global Impact newsletter on the big stories originating in China.The tourism board said the decision was part of its efforts to fight the coronavirus after the government tightened social-distancing measures to combat a worsening fourth wave of infections.As for the International Chinese New Year Night Parade, the board said it had to cancel the event this year because performing groups could not take part under the current travel restrictions.“The HKTB is exploring to organise an Online + Offline event,” it added in a press release, noting details would be announced later.The holidays are usually peak season for retailers and restaurants, though that is not likely to be the case this year, given that public gatherings are now limited to just two people, as is the number of diners allowed to sit at a table in restaurants. Bars and nightclubs have also been ordered to close.More to follow …This article Hong Kong is facing a not-so-happy New Year, with annual fireworks display, parade both cancelled first appeared on South China Morning PostFor the latest news from the South China Morning Post download our mobile app. Copyright 2020.
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US expert Anthony Fauci 'did not mean to imply sloppiness' in UK's rapid vaccine approval
Leading American infectious disease scientist Dr Anthony Fauci on Thursday walked back his criticism of Britain's drug regulator after saying it had rushed through its coronavirus vaccine approval. His comments came a day after Britain became the first country to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for general use, prompting some scepticism among the country's European neighbors and suggestions of politicisation. Widely respected Dr Fauci, who leads the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told the BBC: "I have a great deal of confidence in what the UK does both scientifically and from a regulator standpoint." "Our process is one that takes more time than it takes in the UK. And that's just the reality," he said, adding: "I did not mean to imply any sloppiness even though it came out that way." Dr Fauci had earlier described Britain's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) as having "ran around the corner of the marathon and joined it in the last mile" and "rushed through that approval." He contrasted that with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which he said had been careful to avoid "cutting corners" because it did not want to fuel vaccine scepticism. "In fact, they were even rather severely criticized by their European Union counterparts who were saying, you know, 'That was kind of a hot dog play,'" Dr Fauci had said. Dr Fauci made his original comments ahead of his first meeting with President-elect Joe Biden, which Biden told CNN took place Thursday afternoon as the US enters its worst-ever phase of the pandemic. June Raine, the head of the MHRA, had previously insisted that "no corners had been cut" in vetting the vaccine.
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China will have 600 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines ready for use this year and will make “a major announcement” soon, a scientist in charge of vaccine development in the country said on Friday.Wang Junzhi, from the Chinese Academy of Engineering and also deputy head of an expert task force on vaccine development under the State Council, made the remarks at a briefing in Wuhan.“Regarding the development of Covid-19 vaccines, there will be a major news announcement in the coming one to two weeks. It’s at the final stage now,” Wang said.Get the latest insights and analysis from our Global Impact newsletter on the big stories originating in China.“As planned, there will be 600 million doses of inactivated vaccines ready for market launch this year.”Two inactivated vaccines developed by China National Biotec Group (CNBG) and a third by Sinovac Biotech are in the final stage of clinical trials in South America, the Middle East and Asia but the drug makers have yet to release any of the phase 3 data needed for regulatory approval. China tells recovered Covid-19 patients to wait six months before giving bloodCNBG data could be released “soon”, its parent company China National Pharmaceutical Group said on Saturday, while Sinovac is also expected to make an announcement on its phase 3 trial imminently. A Sinovac spokesman said the company could not provide further details when reached for comment on Friday.Wang’s disclosure comes after Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan, who is in charge of public health in China, visited a company under CNBG, as well as Sinovac and the national agency that oversees vaccines in Beijing on Wednesday. She told the drug makers they should “be prepared for large-scale production” of vaccines.More to follow …More from South China Morning Post: * After Britain, US could be next to approve Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for use * Coronavirus: Beijing tells Chinese vaccine makers to get ready for mass production * Chinese brewery marks traumatic Wuhan coronavirus lockdown with ‘stay strong’ craft beer * Covid-19 vaccines poised for approval in the West. But what about China?This article Coronavirus: China to have 600 million doses of vaccines ‘ready for use this year’ first appeared on South China Morning PostFor the latest news from the South China Morning Post download our mobile app. Copyright 2020.
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First COVID-19 vaccines may reach Poland in January - PM's top aide
The first coronavirus vaccines could reach Poland in January, the Polish prime minister's top aide said on Friday, as emerging Europe's biggest country prepares to roll out its COVID-19 vaccination programme. Poland has ordered 45 million COVID-19 vaccines, and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has said the country intended to start vaccinating health workers, security forces and the elderly in February. "Similarly to other countries, it looks like the first batches of vaccine will reach Poland in January, because the approval process will take place in late December and early January," the prime minister's chief of staff Michal Dworczyk told public broadcaster Polskie Radio Program 1.
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Landsec inks £552m office deal in London to Singapore’s Sun Venture
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Hong Kong police officer who watched as colleagues assaulted prisoner in hospital found guilty of misconduct
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