COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
Last updated: January 16, 2021, 19:04 GMT
Coronavirus Cases:
94,642,344
Deaths:
2,024,554
Recovered:
66,933,328
Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
China builds hospital in 5 days after surge in COVID-19 cases
China on Saturday finished building a 1,500-room hospital for COVID-19 patients to fight a surge in infections the government said are harder to contain and that it blamed on infected people or goods from abroad.
Jordan’s King Abdullah receives COVID-19 vaccine
Jordan’s King Abdullah received a COVID-19 vaccine in Amman on Thursday, a day after Jordan’s vaccination campaign began.
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72% of black people unlikely to have jab, UK survey finds
Nearly three-quarters of black people in the UK have said they are unlikely to consent to Covid-19 vaccination, a survey has found. Women, younger people and those with lower levels of education were less willing, but hesitancy was particularly high among people from black groups.
Advisers from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) have raised fresh concerns over Covid vaccine uptake among black, Asian and minority ethnic communities (BAME) as research showed up to 72% of black people said they were unlikely to have the jab.
Historical issues of unethical healthcare research, and structural and institutional racism and discrimination, are key reasons for lower levels of trust in the vaccination programme, a report from Sage said.
Read More Here: Covid vaccine: 72% of black people unlikely to have jab, UK survey finds
Photo: King Abdullah II of Jordan receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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