31 August 2020

• In the US, COVID-19 infection hospitalization and death rates have increased more among children and adolescents than the general population. Source
• Spain – where coronavirus is spreading more rapidly than in the US or other EU countries – is likely to be experiencing a second wave of coronavirus. Increased testing has revealed 50% of cases among asymptomatic people. Source
• Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced an agreement to purchase 76 million doses of an experimental vaccine from Novavax, and 38 million doses of an experimental vaccine from Johnson & Johnson. Source

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