As good as things are getting right now in the U.S. in terms of cases and vaccinations, things are going in the opposite direction in Europe:
European Union's Covid Crisis
Vaccinations per 100 residents:
US: 32.62
EU: 11.42Average Daily Vaccinations:
US: 2.4 million
EU: 1.1 millionAverage Daily Cases over Past Month:
US: -35%
EU: +42%(source: @JHUSystems, @CDCgov, OurWorldinData) pic.twitter.com/w2dtLWGUhH
— The News with Shepard Smith (@thenewsoncnbc) March 16, 2021
And this has cities all over Europe headed to another lockdown:
Large parts of Europe are beginning a third wave of the COVID19 pandemic:
*UK variant now makes up 3/4 of new cases in Germany.
*502 daily deaths in Italy.
*Poland announces 3-week lockdown.
*France considers weekend lockdowns.https://t.co/5U61q8HZwO pic.twitter.com/L1A1RyOGcB— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) March 18, 2021
Here we go again:
Kyiv imposes 3-week lockdown as 3rd wave of #coronavirus hits Ukraine.
*Experts believe 3rd wave will be the worst yet with 40,000 infections & 1,000 deaths per day.
*Theaters, museums, concert halls, shopping malls shut down.
*Most schools will be remote.https://t.co/xcvSIWVYwz pic.twitter.com/cVYOd5hxbi— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) March 18, 2021
Have they learned nothing from the U.S., especially Florida? It can be managed:
Chef’s despair as Italy endures lockdown misery weeks after restaurants reopened https://t.co/3jaZgSeltO
— The US Sun (@TheSunUS) March 18, 2021
But one major difference is that vaccines in Europe are a mess:
France's vaccine rollout is a mess and President Macron is culpable. The only antidote to a 3rd wave — bar lockdown — is widespread vaccination. I expect at least Greater Paris (Ile de France) to be in lockdown by the weekend. Very sad. https://t.co/fWtRC4zKmZ
— Andrew Neil (@afneil) March 17, 2021
Cases in England, however, are dropping, thanks to that country’s better vaccination numbers than the continent:
Covid cases fell by 14% in England last week even though number of swabs carried out almost DOUBLED to 5.8million https://t.co/oy77fAgPSC
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) March 18, 2021
The EU also threatened to stop vaccine exports to the UK:
Facing 'crisis of century', EU threatens ban on COVID vaccine exports to UK https://t.co/0AyBeyxabQ pic.twitter.com/nN7FML7JVo
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 17, 2021
But this would be the same vaccine that they’ve put on hold over fears of blood clots:
EU sitting on millions of doses of AstraZeneca #Covid vaccine yet complaining about shortfalls of the very jab they’ve suspended. So glad we left the EU https://t.co/sD4X1DzlC8
— David Jack (@DJack_Journo) March 18, 2021
The WHO continues to say the AstraZeneca vaccine is safe:
WHO Reacts To EU Suspension Of COVID-19 Vaccine, Says Safe To Use#COVID19https://t.co/bDJejdpo63
— Daily Trust (@daily_trust) March 18, 2021
And get ready for vaccine passports:
The European Commission is proposing digital travel certificates with QR codes that would serve as proof that a person has either been vaccinated, received a negative test result, or recovered from COVID-19.https://t.co/sp3pOR3HkF
— NPR (@NPR) March 18, 2021
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