地球，人間煉獄 CCIX(209期)：香港輸給新加坡 Singapore Is Winning。 香港必須在向大陸開放或向世界其他地區開放之間做出選擇。BioNTech 希望將集裝/貨櫃箱用作標準化疫苗工廠

  地球，人間煉獄 CCIX(209期)：

香港政府最高官員表示，隨著史無前例的新冠疫情在全港蔓延，所有學校都將強制提前放暑假，假期從3月持續到4月中旬，校舍將用於檢測、隔離和接種疫苗。

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歡迎閱讀我們的每週通訊，重點介紹《經濟學人》對大流行及其影響的最佳報導。

 

加拿大的民粹主義抗議活動會比大流行更持久嗎？現在已經進入第三週，最初是為了抗議卡車司機的疫苗政策的“自由車隊”似乎即將結束。政府正在加強應對措施。總理賈斯汀·特魯多（Justin Trudeau）粗暴地處理了抗議活動。少數發聲的人厭倦了繁重的流行病限制。但通過尋求遏制言論自由，特魯多先生將加劇該國的分歧。

BioNTech 希望將集裝/貨櫃箱用作標準化疫苗工廠，以擴大全球產能。該公司計劃將其集裝箱化 mRNA 工廠發送到世界上缺乏自身製造能力的地區。第一個將在 2022 年底到達非洲一個未公開的國家。非洲僅佔全球給藥劑量的 3.6%，部分原因是猶豫不決，但主要是因為它一直難以獲得供應和分發。

德国将向非洲提供移动疫苗工厂

与美国辉瑞（Pfizer）联手成功研发并向全球提供了巨量新冠疫苗的德国生物新技术公司“BioNTech”有意帮助非州国家也在本地生产该疫苗，为此，研制出集装箱型生产线。本周二（2月15日），首批装置在马尔堡（Marburg）向公众展示。

而我們本週的茶館專欄則關注香港。該市即將經歷自大流行開始以來最糟糕的三個月，病例數每隔幾天就會翻一番。它必須在向大陸開放或向世界其他地區開放之間做出選擇。

Welcome to our weekly newsletter highlighting the best of The Economist’s coverage of the pandemic and its effects.   Will Canada’s populist protests outlast the pandemic? Now in its third week, the “freedom convoy”, which began as a protest against vaccine policies for lorry-drivers, seems to be nearing its end. The government is toughening its response. Justin Trudeau, the prime minister, has handled the protests atrociously. A vocal minority is fed up with burdensome pandemic restrictions. But by seeking to curb free speech, Mr Trudeau will aggravate the country’s divisions.  BioNTech wants to use shipping containers as standardised vaccine factories, to expand capacity worldwide. The firm plans to send its containerised mRNA factories to parts of the world that lack their own manufacturing capabilities. The first will arrive in an undisclosed country in Africa towards the end of 2022. Africa accounts for just 3.6% of doses administered globally, partly because of hesitancy but mainly because it has struggled to get supplies and distribute them. And our Chaguan column this week focuses on Hong Kong. The city is about to endure its worst three months since the pandemic began with case numbers doubling every few days. It must choose between opening to the mainland or to the rest of the world.