https://www.nst.com.my/business/2020/12/651655/global-rubber-glove-shortage-last-beyond-march-2022
Global rubber glove shortage to last beyond March 2022

The global shortage of rubber gloves will last beyond the first quarter of 2022, according to Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association.

https://www.businessinsider.com/when-will-the-pandemic-end-depends-on-coronavirus-variants-vaccines-2021-2
The coronavirus is going to stick around forever. Get ready for the new normal.

-The spread of coronavirus variants means COVID-19 will likely be around forever.

-People might require regular booster shots to fight new variants of the virus.

-But experts say it's impossible to vaccinate everyone yearly, so the virus will continue to circulate.

https://www.businessinsider.com/when-will-the-pandemic-end-depends-on-coronavirus-variants-vaccines-2021-2
The coronavirus is going to stick around forever. Get ready for the new normal.

-The spread of coronavirus variants means COVID-19 will likely be around forever.

-People might require regular booster shots to fight new variants of the virus.

-But experts say it's impossible to vaccinate everyone yearly, so the virus will continue to circulate.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/the-coronavirus-endemic-endgame-is-nigh/news-story/6e75759d7c6af7a65a2b1b3901d23f1f
The endemic endgame is nigh?

Even miracles have their limits. Vaccines against the coronavirus have arrived sooner and worked better than many people dared hope. Without them, the pandemic threatened to take more than 150 million lives.

Yet, while the world rolls up a sleeve, it has become clear that expecting vaccines to see off COVID-19 is mistaken. Instead the disease will circulate for years, and seems likely to become endemic.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/the-coronavirus-endemic-endgame-is-nigh/news-story/6e75759d7c6af7a65a2b1b3901d23f1f
The endemic endgame is nigh?

Even miracles have their limits. Vaccines against the coronavirus have arrived sooner and worked better than many people dared hope. Without them, the pandemic threatened to take more than 150 million lives.

Yet, while the world rolls up a sleeve, it has become clear that expecting vaccines to see off COVID-19 is mistaken. Instead the disease will circulate for years, and seems likely to become endemic.

https://theaseanpost.com/article/eu-health-chief-covid-here-stay
EU Health Chief: COVID Here To Stay

https://theaseanpost.com/article/eu-health-chief-covid-here-stay
EU Health Chief: COVID Here To Stay

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/who-warns-covid-expected-to-last-long-despite-vaccine-rollout/an-end-in-sight/slideshow/80895329.cms
WHO warns COVID expected to last long despite vaccine rollout

The head of the EU's disease control agency warned on Friday that the novel coronavirus could last indefinitely even as global infections slowed by nearly half in the last month and vaccine rollouts gathered pace in parts of the world.

In an interview, ECDC chief Andrea Ammon urged European countries in particular not to drop their guard against a virus that "seems very well adapted to humans" and may require experts to tweak vaccines over time, as is the case with the seasonal flu.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/who-warns-covid-expected-to-last-long-despite-vaccine-rollout/an-end-in-sight/slideshow/80895329.cms
WHO warns COVID expected to last long despite vaccine rollout

The head of the EU's disease control agency warned on Friday that the novel coronavirus could last indefinitely even as global infections slowed by nearly half in the last month and vaccine rollouts gathered pace in parts of the world.

In an interview, ECDC chief Andrea Ammon urged European countries in particular not to drop their guard against a virus that "seems very well adapted to humans" and may require experts to tweak vaccines over time, as is the case with the seasonal flu.

http://www.dailyjournal.net/2021/02/13/virus-outbreak-4/
Israel, a global leader in COVID vaccinations, finds limits

When it comes to fighting the coronavirus, Israel is discovering the limits of vaccines.

In an impressive feat, more than a third of Israelis have received at least one shot in mere weeks, and perhaps putting the country on track to inoculate nearly its entire adult population by the end of March.

Netanyahu on Thursday said that among people over 60, the first group vaccinated, serious cases of hospitalizations have dropped 26% and confirmed infections have fallen 45% over the past 16 days. “This is a direct result of the vaccinations,” he said. “The vaccines work.”

But other key indicators, including deaths and new infections, remain high. Israel has been reporting one of the highest rates in the developed world. Nearly 5,000 people have died, more than a quarter of them in January alone.

Even with these early signs of success, it’s increasingly clear that there will be no pandemic day-after, a celebratory moment when people are cleared to flood back to work, hold large family gatherings or resume the social lives they once knew.

Reopening will depend on many factors, including efforts to halt the spread of the highly contagious variants and whether the public takes the proper precautions. “Vaccinations are very important, but they are not going to solve all the problems.”

http://www.dailyjournal.net/2021/02/13/virus-outbreak-4/
Israel, a global leader in COVID vaccinations, finds limits

When it comes to fighting the coronavirus, Israel is discovering the limits of vaccines.

In an impressive feat, more than a third of Israelis have received at least one shot in mere weeks, and perhaps putting the country on track to inoculate nearly its entire adult population by the end of March.

Netanyahu on Thursday said that among people over 60, the first group vaccinated, serious cases of hospitalizations have dropped 26% and confirmed infections have fallen 45% over the past 16 days. “This is a direct result of the vaccinations,” he said. “The vaccines work.”

But other key indicators, including deaths and new infections, remain high. Israel has been reporting one of the highest rates in the developed world. Nearly 5,000 people have died, more than a quarter of them in January alone.

Even with these early signs of success, it’s increasingly clear that there will be no pandemic day-after, a celebratory moment when people are cleared to flood back to work, hold large family gatherings or resume the social lives they once knew.

Reopening will depend on many factors, including efforts to halt the spread of the highly contagious variants and whether the public takes the proper precautions. “Vaccinations are very important, but they are not going to solve all the problems.”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-vaccines-raise-hope-cold-reality-dawns-covid-19-is-likely-here-to-stay-11612693803
As Covid-19 Vaccines Raise Hope, Cold Reality Dawns That Illness Is Likely Here to Stay

Vaccination drives hold out the promise of curbing Covid-19, but governments and businesses are increasingly accepting what epidemiologists have long warned: The pathogen will circulate for years, or even decades, leaving society to coexist with Covid-19 much as it does with other endemic diseases like flu, measles, and HIV.

Ease of transmission, new strains, limits of vaccination programs all mean Covid-19 will be around for years.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-vaccines-raise-hope-cold-reality-dawns-covid-19-is-likely-here-to-stay-11612693803
As Covid-19 Vaccines Raise Hope, Cold Reality Dawns That Illness Is Likely Here to Stay

Vaccination drives hold out the promise of curbing Covid-19, but governments and businesses are increasingly accepting what epidemiologists have long warned: The pathogen will circulate for years, or even decades, leaving society to coexist with Covid-19 much as it does with other endemic diseases like flu, measles, and HIV.

Ease of transmission, new strains, limits of vaccination programs all mean Covid-19 will be around for years.

https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2021/02/09/its-going-to-take-7-years-to-get-back-to-normal-after-covid/
It’s going to take 7 years to get back to ‘normal’ after Covid

Bloomberg has built the biggest database of Covid-19 vaccines given around the world and, by their calculations, it will take seven years.

Number-crunchers at the publication say it will take that long to reach leading US doctor Anthony Fauci’s estimate for the herd immunity threshold of 75 per cent of people inoculated globally.

7 years and that is best case scenario to get to 75% global herd immunity.

There is so much that can go wrong. Poor vaccine roll outs, insufficient supply of the vaccine and the new mutations. The fact that a global 75% herd immunity will need to be an annual immunisation event if it is to mean anything.

https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2021/02/09/its-going-to-take-7-years-to-get-back-to-normal-after-covid/
It’s going to take 7 years to get back to ‘normal’ after Covid

Bloomberg has built the biggest database of Covid-19 vaccines given around the world and, by their calculations, it will take seven years.

Number-crunchers at the publication say it will take that long to reach leading US doctor Anthony Fauci’s estimate for the herd immunity threshold of 75 per cent of people inoculated globally.

7 years and that is best case scenario to get to 75% global herd immunity.

There is so much that can go wrong. Poor vaccine roll outs, insufficient supply of the vaccine and the new mutations. The fact that a global 75% herd immunity will need to be an annual immunisation event if it is to mean anything.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vaccines-alone-are-not-enough-to-beat-covid/
Vaccines Alone Are Not Enough to Beat COVID

It could take years to immunize everyone, so we need to work on discovering new treatments as well—and fast

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vaccines-alone-are-not-enough-to-beat-covid/
Vaccines Alone Are Not Enough to Beat COVID

It could take years to immunize everyone, so we need to work on discovering new treatments as well—and fast

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-living-with-a-lingering-coronavirus-what-s-the-outlook-for-israel-s-economy-1.9519900
Experts Say COVID Vaccine Will Not Bring Israel Back to Normal Anytime Soon

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-living-with-a-lingering-coronavirus-what-s-the-outlook-for-israel-s-economy-1.9519900
Experts Say COVID Vaccine Will Not Bring Israel Back to Normal Anytime Soon

Do you understand what is herd immunity?

https://www.jpost.com/health-science/those-who-get-covid-vaccine-wonder-when-life-will-return-to-normal-658805
Coronavirus: When will normal life return for vaccinated people?

Israel’s aggressive vaccination drive has become a national source of pride, but it has not yet heralded the return to pre-pandemic times that many had expected.

Even as more than 40% of Israelis have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine, far outpacing the rest of the world, COVID rates remain stubbornly high, and the vaccination campaign has slowed. A segment of Israelis remains reluctant to get the shot.

https://www.jpost.com/health-science/those-who-get-covid-vaccine-wonder-when-life-will-return-to-normal-658805
Coronavirus: When will normal life return for vaccinated people?

Israel’s aggressive vaccination drive has become a national source of pride, but it has not yet heralded the return to pre-pandemic times that many had expected.

Even as more than 40% of Israelis have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine, far outpacing the rest of the world, COVID rates remain stubbornly high, and the vaccination campaign has slowed. A segment of Israelis remains reluctant to get the shot.

Pity the hatchet men have to work hard even on CNY public holiday just to make ends meet..

Pity the hatchet men have to work hard even on CNY public holiday just to make ends meet..

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-56047489
Coronavirus doctor's diary: Will Covid be with us forever, like flu

The antibodies that protect against infection with Covid-19 fade over time, so it's likely that vaccination will not provide a permanent defence.

Covid could become an illness like flu, says Dr John Wright of Bradford Royal Infirmary - one that flares up in society at regular intervals, and that people have more than once.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-56047489
Coronavirus doctor's diary: Will Covid be with us forever, like flu

The antibodies that protect against infection with Covid-19 fade over time, so it's likely that vaccination will not provide a permanent defence.

Covid could become an illness like flu, says Dr John Wright of Bradford Royal Infirmary - one that flares up in society at regular intervals, and that people have more than once.

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/13/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html
Nearly a third of US adults are undecided about the Covid-19 vaccine.

Though officials and health experts say the end of the Covid-19 pandemic will rely on a large proportion of Americans being inoculated, nearly a third of US adults say they have not decided if they will get the vaccine when it is offered to them.

To reach herd immunity, about 70-85% of Americans would need to be vaccinated, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease director Dr. Anthony Fauci has estimated.

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/13/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html
Nearly a third of US adults are undecided about the Covid-19 vaccine.

Though officials and health experts say the end of the Covid-19 pandemic will rely on a large proportion of Americans being inoculated, nearly a third of US adults say they have not decided if they will get the vaccine when it is offered to them.

To reach herd immunity, about 70-85% of Americans would need to be vaccinated, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease director Dr. Anthony Fauci has estimated.

https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2021/02/665386/despite-vaccines-covid-19-could-last-indefinitely
Despite vaccines, Covid-19 could last indefinitely

The head of the EU's disease control agency warned that the novel coronavirus could last indefinitely even as global infections slowed by nearly half in the last month and vaccine rollouts gathered pace in parts of the world.

In an interview with AFP, ECDC chief Andrea Ammon urged not to drop the guard against a virus that "seems very well adapted to humans" and may require experts to tweak vaccines over time, as is the case for the seasonal flu.

"So we should be prepared that it will remain with us," according to Ammon, head of the Stockholm-based European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2021/02/665386/despite-vaccines-covid-19-could-last-indefinitely
Despite vaccines, Covid-19 could last indefinitely

The head of the EU's disease control agency warned that the novel coronavirus could last indefinitely even as global infections slowed by nearly half in the last month and vaccine rollouts gathered pace in parts of the world.

In an interview with AFP, ECDC chief Andrea Ammon urged not to drop the guard against a virus that "seems very well adapted to humans" and may require experts to tweak vaccines over time, as is the case for the seasonal flu.

"So we should be prepared that it will remain with us," according to Ammon, head of the Stockholm-based European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Don't forget, what goes around will comes around..

Paupers, I will tell you how to become rich. Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful

"Courage taught me no matter how bad a crisis gets ... any sound investment will eventually pay off.

Pathetic, pauper think the smart boy is just like them

Of course chart can be manipulated by the unscrupulous Machiavellian

"The stock market is filled with individuals who know the price of everything, but the value of nothing."

Fundamentals never lie but the hatchet-men will always try to manipulate with ulterior motives

Buy stocks as you would groceries when they are on sale

https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2021/02/09/its-going-to-take-7-years-to-get-back-to-normal-after-covid/
It’s going to take 7 years to get back to ‘normal’ after Covid

Bloomberg has built the biggest database of Covid-19 vaccines given around the world and, by their calculations, it will take seven years.

Number-crunchers at the publication say it will take that long to reach leading US doctor Anthony Fauci’s estimate for the herd immunity threshold of 75 per cent of people inoculated globally.

7 years and that is best case scenario to get to 75% global herd immunity.

There is so much that can go wrong. Poor vaccine roll outs, insufficient supply of vaccine, new mutations and refusal to be vaccinated. The fact that a global 75% herd immunity will need to be an annual immunisation event if it is to mean anything.

https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2021/02/09/its-going-to-take-7-years-to-get-back-to-normal-after-covid/
It’s going to take 7 years to get back to ‘normal’ after Covid

Bloomberg has built the biggest database of Covid-19 vaccines given around the world and, by their calculations, it will take seven years.

Number-crunchers at the publication say it will take that long to reach leading US doctor Anthony Fauci’s estimate for the herd immunity threshold of 75 per cent of people inoculated globally.

7 years and that is best case scenario to get to 75% global herd immunity.

There is so much that can go wrong. Poor vaccine roll outs, insufficient supply of the vaccine and the new mutations. The fact that a global 75% herd immunity will need to be an annual immunisation event if it is to mean anything.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/1-in-3-americans-dont-plan-to-get-covid-vaccine-poll/
1 in 3 Americans don’t plan to get COVID vaccine — poll

About 1 in 3 Americans say they definitely or probably won’t get a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new poll that some experts say is discouraging news if the US hopes to achieve herd immunity and vanquish the outbreak.

Many express doubts about the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/1-in-3-americans-dont-plan-to-get-covid-vaccine-poll/
1 in 3 Americans don’t plan to get COVID vaccine — poll

About 1 in 3 Americans say they definitely or probably won’t get a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new poll that some experts say is discouraging news if the US hopes to achieve herd immunity and vanquish the outbreak.

Many express doubts about the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness.

https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2021/02/09/its-going-to-take-7-years-to-get-back-to-normal-after-covid/
It’s going to take 7 years to get back to ‘normal’ after Covid

Bloomberg has built the biggest database of Covid-19 vaccines given around the world and, by their calculations, it will take seven years.

Number-crunchers at the publication say it will take that long to reach leading US doctor Anthony Fauci’s estimate for the herd immunity threshold of 75 per cent of people inoculated globally.

7 years and that is best case scenario to get to 75% global herd immunity.

There is so much that can go wrong. Poor vaccine roll outs, insufficient supply of the vaccine and the new mutations. The fact that a global 75% herd immunity will need to be an annual immunisation event if it is to mean anything.

https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2021/02/09/its-going-to-take-7-years-to-get-back-to-normal-after-covid/
It’s going to take 7 years to get back to ‘normal’ after Covid

Bloomberg has built the biggest database of Covid-19 vaccines given around the world and, by their calculations, it will take seven years.

Number-crunchers at the publication say it will take that long to reach leading US doctor Anthony Fauci’s estimate for the herd immunity threshold of 75 per cent of people inoculated globally.

7 years and that is best case scenario to get to 75% global herd immunity.

There is so much that can go wrong. Poor vaccine roll outs, insufficient supply of the vaccine and the new mutations. The fact that a global 75% herd immunity will need to be an annual immunisation event if it is to mean anything.

Buy stocks as you would groceries when they are on sale

"Courage taught me no matter how bad a crisis gets ... any sound investment will eventually pay off."

For one thing, it’s not known what level of immunity is required and whether vaccines will be potent enough to achieve it. There’s also the threat of emerging coronavirus variants that may weaken the effectiveness of immunizations.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/why-vaccines-might-not-be-able-to-eliminate-covid-19/2021/02/09/ebbbe41e-6a9e-11eb-a66e-e27046e9e898_story.html
Why Vaccines Might Not Be Able to Eliminate Covid-19

The road to eliminating Covid-19 is long and paved with uncertainty. Many countries are counting on vaccines to build sufficient immunity in their populations so that SARS-CoV-2 isn’t able to find susceptible people to infect, causing transmission of the coronavirus to slow and eventually stop.

But even with the rollout of highly effective vaccines, immunization coverage may not reach that level -- the so-called herd immunity threshold -- anytime soon.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/why-vaccines-might-not-be-able-to-eliminate-covid-19/2021/02/09/ebbbe41e-6a9e-11eb-a66e-e27046e9e898_story.html
Why Vaccines Might Not Be Able to Eliminate Covid-19

The road to eliminating Covid-19 is long and paved with uncertainty. Many countries are counting on vaccines to build sufficient immunity in their populations so that SARS-CoV-2 isn’t able to find susceptible people to infect, causing transmission of the coronavirus to slow and eventually stop.

But even with the rollout of highly effective vaccines, immunization coverage may not reach that level -- the so-called herd immunity threshold -- anytime soon.

https://www.jpost.com/health-science/israel-probably-wont-reach-herd-immunity-658156
‘Israel probably won’t reach herd immunity’

“The moment we have 2.5 million children that can’t be vaccinated, we probably won’t reach herd immunity, even if the entire population that can be vaccinated, will be vaccinated,” said Head of Public Health Services Sharon Alroy-Preis on Sunday at a Knesset hearing.

Herd immunity occurs when a sick person can infect less than the number of people he or she otherwise would because those people are immune, explained Ran Balicer, chairman of the National Expert Advisory Panel to the Government on COVID-19.