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The Jump is a BBC Radio 4 series exploring how viruses can cross from animals into humans to cause pandemics. Our podcast sees expert journalists from the magazine discuss the biggest science stories to hit the headlines each week – from technology and space, to health and the environment. New Scientist Weekly features updates and analysis on the latest developments in the covid-19 pandemic. What to read, watch and listen to about coronavirus According to data from Johns Hopkins University, 7727 new covid-19 cases were reported in the Netherlands on 2 November, compared with 33,546 in the UK. They will include new requirements to wear face masks, asking people to work from home half the week where possible and extending the use of covid passes to restaurant terraces and museums. The Netherlands has reintroduced covid restrictions, one of the first western European countries to do so after measures were relaxed over summer. This includes supporting the international research effort to end the pandemic.” “My focus now must be on our work at Wellcome. “The high levels of transmission seen in the UK remain concerning,” he said. Sir Jeremy Farrar, head of the Wellcome health charity, had been advocating for more restrictions, such as face mask wearing, to be brought in due to the UK’s current high level of coronavirus infections, according to Sky News. Yesterday Pfizer reported that its earnings and sales more than doubled in the past quarter, mainly thanks to its covid-19 vaccines.Ī member of the UK government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) stepped down at the end of October. In the UK, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is still reviewing the children’s vaccine. There would be “millions more doses packed, shipped and delivered and thousands of additional sites coming online each day”, he said. Vaccines could start being offered this week, but it will be next week before roll-out would be “fully up and running”, Jeff Zients of the White House said on Monday. The child-sized doses will be packaged in bottles with orange lids to avoid mix-ups. The vaccine has been approved for this age group at one third of the dose used for adults and teenagers. The US is gearing up to offer covid-19 vaccines to 5-to-11-year-olds this week, after the Pfizer/BioNTech jab passed its final hurdle of approval by the country’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday. JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Image Latest coronavirus news as of 11am on 3 NovemberĬovid-19 jabs for elementary-school-aged children given final sign-off A boy receives the Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine.