国际英语资讯:Spotlight: European Region infections top 1.8 mln amidst vaccine hope, controversy
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>/<span word="COPENHAGEN">COPENHAGEN</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 14-- <span word="As">As</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1.8 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="over">over</span> 163,000 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Region">Region</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 54 <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Medicines">Medicines</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> (<span word="EMA">EMA</span>) <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span>. <span word="France">France</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="cried">cried</span> <span word="foul">foul</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pharmaceutical">pharmaceutical</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="Sanofi">Sanofi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="shipments">shipments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WHO">WHO</span>) <span word="Regional">Regional</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="fatigue">fatigue</span>" <span word="would">would</span> <span word="undermine">undermine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="no">no</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="complacency">complacency</span>."</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="dashboard">dashboard</span>, <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Region">Region</span>, <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> 1,803,789 <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> 54 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Region">Region</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 163,458 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10:00 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="CET">CET</span> (0800 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="VACCINE">VACCINE</span> <span word="HOPE">HOPE</span> & <span word="CONTROVERSY">CONTROVERSY</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Amsterdam">Amsterdam</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="EMA">EMA</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="evaluation">evaluation</span>, <span word="supervision">supervision</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="medicines">medicines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="optimistic">optimistic</span>" <span word="scenario">scenario</span>.</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="vaccines">vaccines</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="scratch">scratch</span> ... <span word="we">we</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2021," <span word="Marco">Marco</span> <span word="Cavaleri">Cavaleri</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EMA">EMA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="biological">biological</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vaccines">vaccines</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>.</p>
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