Denmark To Destroy A Million Unused, Expiring Covid Shots & More News Here

AP:
Denmark To Destroy Excess Soon-To-Expire COVID-19 Vaccines

Danish well being officers stated Monday that 1.1 million extra COVID-19 vaccines shall be discarded within the coming weeks as a result of their expiration date is close to, and efforts to donate them to growing international locations have failed. Statens Serum Institut, a authorities company that maps the unfold of COVID-19 in Denmark, stated the epidemic within the Scandinavian nation “is currently under control, and the vaccine coverage in the Danish population is high.” Around 81% of Denmark’s inhabitants of 5.8 million has acquired two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, whereas almost 62% have acquired a booster shot. (5/2)

The New York Times:
South Africa’s Latest Surge Is A Possible Preview Of The Pandemic’s Next Chapter

Coronavirus instances are surging once more in South Africa, and public well being specialists are monitoring the scenario, wanting to know what’s driving the spike, what it says about immunity from earlier infections and what its implications are globally. South Africa skilled a decline in instances after hitting an Omicron-fueled, pandemic peak in December. But previously week, instances have tripled, positivity charges are up and hospitalizations have additionally elevated, well being officers stated. The surge has the nation going through a potential fifth wave. The spike is linked to BA.4 And BA.5, two subvariants which might be a part of the Omicron household. (Petri, 5/2)

AP:
Beijing Preps COVID-19 Hospital Spaces, Though New Cases Low

Beijing is getting ready new hospital services to take care of a spike in COVID-19 instances, regardless that the numbers of latest instances stay low. State media reported Tuesday a 1,000-bed hospital at Xiaotangshan within the northeastern suburbs constructed for the 2003 SARS outbreak has been refurbished in case it’s wanted. Unofficial reviews on-line say 1000’s of beds have been ready in a centralized quarantine heart close to the airport, however state media has not confirmed these preparations in what could possibly be an try to keep away from stoking public fears. (5/3)

Bloomberg:
Supreme Court Asks India To Disclose Vaccine Trial Data

India’s Supreme Court directed the federal government to reveal outcomes and knowledge on Covid vaccine trials and dominated that folks can’t be compelled to take vaccines. Disclosures should embrace reporting on opposed occasions, key findings of previous trials and all knowledge from future trials, a two-judge panel stated Monday. It upheld the federal government’s vaccination coverage and grant of emergency-use approvals to vaccines. India has administered 1.89 billion photographs as on May 2, absolutely vaccinating 85% of its grownup inhabitants. The South Asian nation just lately allowed youngsters older than 5 years to obtain Covid photographs. (Trivedi and Chaudhary, 5/2)

Reuters:
EU Plans To Cut Unneeded Medical Tests With Data Health Plan

The European Commission desires to make well being knowledge simpler to entry for sufferers, medics, regulators and researchers in a bid to enhance diagnoses, lower pointless prices from duplication of medical checks and increase medication analysis, an EU doc says. The doc, seen by Reuters and to be printed in a while Tuesday, outlines the EU government’s plans for a European well being knowledge area which Brussels estimates would result in giant financial savings and financial positive aspects of greater than 10 billion euros ($10.51 billion) in 10 years. (Guarascio, 5/3)

AP:
Ukrainian Girl, 5, Gets Lifesaving Heart Treatment In Israel

Five-year-old Karina Andreiko wasn’t damage within the warfare in Ukraine. In some methods, she was saved due to it. Stressed by the lengthy seek for why her daughter was smaller than different children — and by the warfare with Russia — Karina’s mom final month sought assist from an Israeli subject hospital about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the household’s house close to the Ukrainian-Polish border. A physician there listened to Karina’s coronary heart, heard a murmur and performed an ultrasound. The analysis was a congenital defect between Karina’s coronary heart chambers treatable with a easy process accessible in Israel, however not in Ukraine, docs stated. (Edri, 5/2)