Global herd immunity with COVID-19 vaccines will take 2-3 years

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Global herd immunity with COVID-19 vaccines will take 2-3 years

Achieving global herd immunity against COVID-19 through mass vaccination will take two to three years, said China's top respiratory disease specialist, Zhong Nanshan.
One way to achieve herd immunity is through natural infection (infection without interference), which means 70-80% of people infected and 5% of people die globally, which would be "unrealistic, unscientific and inhumane," he said. 

Mass vaccination is another way to achieve herd immunity and would require global coordination over a period of two to three years, he said. 

The epidemiologist presented a set of research data on how high vaccination rates should be in different parts of the world in order to achieve herd immunity. 
If vaccine efficacy is 70 percent, then for China, the vaccination rate should reach 83.3 percent of the population, whereas around the world, the rate should be 89.2 percent. 

For Asia and Europe, the rates should reach 80.2 and 96.2, respectively. 

With a vaccine efficacy of 80 percent, 72.9 percent of people in China should be vaccinated to reach herd immunity, while the figure would be 78 percent for the world, 70.2 percent for Asia and 84.2 percent for Europe, according to the statistics that Zhong presented. 

At the conference, Zhong said that although China currently leads the world in terms of the number of COVID-19 vaccinations administered, the coverage rate in the country is still lagging, at only about 23 percent.  But China could reach the vaccination rate of 70 percent by the end of 2021 if the vaccine supply is sufficient. 
全球通过接种新冠疫苗实现群体免疫需两到三年
近日，钟南山表示，实现群体免疫的另一种方式是大规模的疫苗接种，需要2-3年时间的全球协作。目前中国新冠疫苗接种率在23%左右，这远远不够，至少需要达到70%-80%的接种率。

World Intelligence Congress will open to public from May 22 to 23

The 5th World Intelligence Congress (WIC) will take place in Tianjin from 20-23, May, 2021 at Meijiang Conference & Exhibition Center.
From May 20-21, WIC will open to professional visitors. Visitors need to scan the designated QR code before 18:00, May 17 to complete registration. On-site registration is not accepted. 

From May 22-23, WIC will open to public. Citizens need to show ID card, Health code and wear masks.


The WIC, now in its fifth year, is constantly updating itself. This year, apart from the traditional series of conferences, exhibitions, competitions and smart tech experiences -- as per pandemic control requirements -- a special exhibition area will be set up for guest cities and countries of honor and international guests will be invited to visit the exhibitions and share their wisdom. In addition, the International Intelligent Sports Congress, an annual event during the WIC, will join hands with the world-famous Tencent Esports Honor of Kings regional contest in northern China for the first time this year to explore new fields and attract the younger generation. These changes all fit the WIC's theme of "New Era of Intelligence: Empowering New Development, Fostering New Pattern."

世界智能大会将于5月22，23日面向公众开放
5月20日至23日，第五届世界智能大会将在梅江会展中心举办。
5月20日至21日（9:00至17:00）为专业观众开放日，专业观众需在5月17日18:00前通过扫描指定二维码完成注册，不接受现场报名。
普通市民可在5月22至23日（9:00至17:00）的“社会公众开放日”，持本人身份证、健康码，并佩戴口罩，前往展馆探寻智能科技赋能下的“未来城市”。

Volvo Mulling IPO This Year After Abandoning Geely Merger

Volvo Cars said it’s considering an initial public offering months after calling off earlier plans to merge with Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., the Chinese manufacturer owned by its parent.

The board of the Swedish carmaker has decided to evaluate a possible listing on the Nasdaq Stockholm stock exchange later this year, according to a statement. In March that owner Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. was considering an IPO that could value the business at around $20 billion.

Volvo’s more than a decade under Chinese control has been a success story. While pandemic disruptions snapped a six-year streak of record sales, demand came roaring back and fueled record deliveries and profit in the second half. Geely has been a supportive owner, helping fund construction of the company’s first-ever U.S. car plant, and the investment it will take to go fully electric by the end of the decade.

Geely Holding would remain a major shareholder of Volvo, which also announced that it has extended the contract of Chief Executive Officer Hakan Samuelsson to the end of next year. He’s led Volvo since 2012, two years after Geely acquired the company from Ford Motor Co. for just $1.8 billion.
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沃尔沃汽车董事会决定评估IPO（首次公开募股）可能性，有望今年晚些时候在斯德哥尔摩证券交易所（隶属于纳斯达克集团）上市，具体取决于市场环境。在实现IPO并上市之后，吉利控股集团仍将是沃尔沃汽车的大股东之一。早在今年3月的时候，吉利就考虑重启沃尔沃汽车的IPO计划，沃尔沃汽车的估值大约在200亿美元。在IPO完成之后，沃尔沃汽车将加速向电气化与智能化转型的进程。

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