• Globally, Bloomberg reports that two billion doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered; at this pace, it will take nine months to vaccinate 75 percent of the world’s population. Currently, China is giving 36 million daily doses followed by the EU, with 3.6 million daily doses, followed by India (2.6 million). Source
• Although Italy’s government says that people have a right to get vaccinated regardless of their legal status, undocumented migrants and homeless people are being overlooked by vaccination campaigns, which require a social security number for booking online vaccine appointments. Only three of the country’s 20 regions accept the temporary numbers that migrants receive. A spokesman for Italy’s health minister said vaccine shortages had stymied plans to vaccinate people in shelters and migrant centers, but as soon as Italy receives enough vaccines, it would give a shot to everyone who wants one. “The government says they want to vaccinate everyone,” said Giulia Civitelli, director of a clinic run by the Catholic charity Caritas, “but they have to tell us how to do that.” Source
• In the US, over 2.5 million children ages 12-15 have received a first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. Source
• Britain’s drug regulator endorses use of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds. Source
• Taiwan’s hospitals, regarded as one of the world’s best, are rapidly filling with COVID-19 patients as country limits admissions to people who are seriously ill. Source