Evening News| CEO of Pfizer: Humans may have to coexist with the new crown virus for many years

1. 163 new confirmed cases in 31 provinces

From 0 to 24:00 on January 16, 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 223 new confirmed cases. Among them, there were 60 imported cases (35 cases in Shanghai, 8 cases in Guangdong, 5 cases in Sichuan, 3 cases in Guangxi, 2 cases in Zhejiang, 2 cases in Yunnan, 1 case in Beijing, 1 case in Liaoning, 1 case in Fujian, 1 case in Shandong, 1 case in Henan), including 10 cases from asymptomatic infected people to confirmed cases (5 cases in Sichuan, 4 cases in Guangdong, 1 case in Zhejiang), 163 cases in local cases (80 cases in Tianjin, including 79 cases in Jinnan District and 1 case in Dongli District; 68 cases in Henan, including 60 cases in Anyang City, 7 cases in Xuchang City, 1 case in Zhengzhou City, and 9 cases in Guangdong, Among them, there are 5 cases in Zhuhai City, 2 cases in Shenzhen City, 1 case in Meizhou City, 1 case in Zhongshan City, 5 cases in Shaanxi, all in Xi'an City, and 1 case in Guangxi City, in Chongzuo City), including 1 case from an asymptomatic infected person to a confirmed case (in Guangdong). There were no new deaths. There were 4 new suspected cases, all of which were imported from abroad (all in Shanghai).

2. CEO of Pfizer: Humans may have to coexist with the new crown virus for many years

Albert Burra, CEO of Pfizer, said humans may have to coexist with the coronavirus for years because the virus is difficult to eradicate, but the hope of returning to normal life remains.

In an interview with Le Figaro, he said there was no way to know for sure whether the Omikejun strain would be the end of the coronavirus pandemic.

Burra noted, "Possibly, we've had to live with this virus for years, and it's going to be hard to eradicate." The virus spreads globally and can infect the same person multiple times. ”

At the same time, he said he believes the world will soon be back to normal life.

He added, "We have a great chance of reaching this in the spring through testing and a highly effective vaccine that prevents the risk of hospitalization and death." ”

In addition, he stressed that it was too early to assert whether regular vaccinations were needed and whether a new vaccine against Omikejong was needed. Pfizer is currently experimenting with a variety of possibilities in this regard, including a vaccine for Omikejong and other options, and a decision will be available to professionals by March.

3. German Health Minister: Aumechron is not the end of the epidemic

On the 16th local time, German Federal Health Minister Lauterbach said in an interview with local media that the Omiljung strain is not the end of the epidemic. Although the latest research shows that the Hospitalization Rate and the Death Rate of the Omikeron Strain have decreased by more than 70% compared to the Delta strain, if the number of infections is too high, it can still lead to the collapse of the medical system. At the same time, it is uncertain whether this risk reduction applies to unvaccinated older adults, so he cautioned against underestimating the effects of the Omikeron strain.

On the 14th local time, The number of new cases in Germany in a single day exceeded the 90,000 mark for the first time, and on the 16th, the incidence rate per 100,000 people in Germany exceeded the 500 mark in 7 days, all of which hit a new high since the epidemic. "We have to do everything we can to prevent the incidence from increasing rapidly to more than 2,000 like in the UK or France, and we still have a chance to do that right now, and we can slow the growth of infections and make the curve as smooth as possible so that the health care system is not always overloaded," Lauterbach said. In terms of the measures taken so far, this has been effective for some time. ”

Lauterbach also said Germany would not choose to allow the virus to spread, as the UK and Spain did, "because we have more unvaccinated elderly people, 3 million people over the age of 60 who are unvaccinated, and if laissez-faire means hundreds of thousands of people will become seriously ill, we will mourn again for thousands of deaths." He also acknowledged that Germany will face "difficult weeks" in the future, the country's demographic structure is relatively aging, there are many elderly patients with chronic diseases, and the willingness to vaccinate is relatively low, which is extremely dangerous. As the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 continues to increase, treatment for other patients will also be affected and limited.

4, Italy added nearly 150,000 new confirmed cases Italian vice minister of health said that the new crown has not evolved into influenza

On January 16, local time, the latest statistics released by the Italian Ministry of Health show that in the past 24 hours, the country has 149512 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia, with a cumulative total of 8706915 confirmed cases; 248 new deaths, 141104 cumulative deaths; 79,207 new cured cases, 6016954 cumulative cures; 2548857 million existing confirmed cases.

On January 16, local time, Italian Deputy Minister of Health Silleri reminded the public in an interview with Italian National Radio that the epidemic is not over, and the new crown virus has not evolved into influenza. In the interview, Silleri stressed the importance of vaccination.