地球，人間煉獄 LXXXX (90th、九十 ) ：波蘭危機 Poland's health system faces collapse amid COVID-19 crisis。法國實施第三次全國封鎖。俄羅斯稱該國成為世界上第一個批准針對動物的新冠疫苗的國家。Pfizer said its Covid vaccine is 100% effective in 12 to 15-years-olds,「新冠肺炎病毒有效中和抗體檢測試劑」 R value across the UK is between 0.7 and 0.9. Americans/ Osaka enters 'fourth wave'

Poland's health system faces collapse amid COVID-19 crisis ...
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2020/10/31 — Poland's health system faces collapse amid COVID-19 crisis. On Thursday, October 29, the number of new coronavirus cases in Poland broke the threshold of 20,000. Epidemiologist and government adviser Andrzej Horban ...

法國實施第三次全國封鎖。隨著該國感染病例激增，新冠死亡總人數逼近10萬人，總統馬克龍宣布了封鎖措施。全國各地的學校和非必要運營的企業將關閉，國內旅遊被停止，人們的戶外活動範圍將被限制在距家六英里以內的地方。封鎖措施將於週六生效，為期四周。

俄羅斯稱該國成為世界上第一個批准針對動物的新冠疫苗的國家。俄羅斯國家獸醫部門表示，該機構開發了一種用於動物的疫苗，以避免病毒從動物傳播到人類，或在動物中產生變異。改疫苗將可以被用於毛皮動物農場或為寵物貓狗接種。

Pfizer said its Covid vaccine is 100% effective in 12 to 15-years-olds, a finding that could pave the way for more teens getting the shot.

Osaka to request stronger anti-virus measures as prefecture enters 'fourth wave'

Health officials are warning that the nation could face a potential fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, if Americans let their guards down too rapidly.

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UK Covid: R value below 1 for first time since July as number ...
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2021/02/12 — The reproduction number, or R value, of coronavirus transmission across the UK is between 0.7 and 0.9, according to the latest government figures, falling below 1 for the since July last year. The UK reported a further 758 ...

How is R calculated?

You can't capture the moment people are infected. Instead, scientists work backwards.

Data - such as the number of people dying, admitted to hospital or testing positive for the virus over time - is used to estimate how easily the virus is spreading.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52473523

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打完疫苗有沒有效、體內是否有抗體？現在已有快速且正確的得知方法。長庚醫院團隊及長庚大學宣布，共同研發的「新冠肺炎病毒有效中和抗體檢測試劑」，已製出成品並取得食藥署EUA證書認證完成，可正式量產上市使用，能協助已染疫或施打疫苗後民眾，自我檢測體內是否確實具有中和病毒抗體，可免於擔憂被感染或感染他人的危險。



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