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Priority for early vaccinations was given to persons aged 75 years or older, or with preexisting illnesses that are known to increase the risk of a severe Covid infection. By 24 April 2021, 2,273,981 doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administrated. [76] On August 1, 2021, Switzerland achieved a vaccination rate of 52%. [12]
By that day, about 0.5% of the population received the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. [7] On 12 January 2021, Swissmedic approved the second COVID-19 vaccine: the mRNA-1273 made by Moderna. [8] [9] The Lonza Group where the vaccine is produced was visited by Federal Councilor Alain Berset the previous day. Up to 800,000 vaccines per day ...
Some of the countries that did not enact lockdowns during 2020, did so later in the pandemic. In Malawi , a proposed lockdown by the government was delayed by the High Court throughout 2020, [ 392 ] until a state of emergency was declared and the country entered a lockdown in January 2021 in response to a worsening outbreak. [ 393 ]
The Swiss government on Wednesday said it was expanding its border controls to include all countries in the Schengen open border zone to help protect people from coronavirus. The move comes after ...
Germany plans to extend its border controls with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland to stem a migration surge and combat people-smuggling until Dec. 15, a spokesperson for the interior ...
In February 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) said it did not expect a vaccine against SARS‑CoV‑2 to become available in less than 18 months. [9] Virologist Paul Offit commented that, in hindsight, the development of a safe and effective vaccine within 11 months was a remarkable feat. [10]
COVID-19 border measures will be lifted in Canada as of Saturday, including mandatory vaccine requirements, masking on planes and trains and the use of the ArriveCan app.
Corona bonds were discussed on 26 March 2020 in a European Council meeting, which was three hours longer than expected due to the "emotional" reactions of the prime ministers of Spain and Italy. [ 63 ] [ 54 ] Unlike the European debt crisis —partly caused by the affected countries—southern European countries did not cause the coronavirus ...