Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2021
This article documents the chronology of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2021, which originated in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Some developments may become known or fully understood only in retrospect. Reporting on this pandemic began in December 2019.
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Reactions and measures in the Americas
6 December
- Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio has announced that all private employers in the city will be required to ensure that their workers are vaccinated against COVID-19 by 27 December 2021.[1]
Reactions and measures in Europe
2 December
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chancellor-designate Olaf Scholz have announced that German federal and state governments will impose various restrictions limiting most businesses and public venues to the vaccinated or recovered individuals, capacity limits at sports venues, and mask requirements at schools. In addition, the Bundestag will vote on legislation to introduce mandatory vaccination.[2][3]
13 December
- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has declared an "Omicron emergency" and offered booster jabs to everyone above the age of 18 years in response to rising Omnicron variant cases.[4][5]
Reactions and measures in South, East and Southeast Asia
10 December
- Singapore's Health Sciences Authority approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 with the first shots to be given by the end of the year, making Pfizer-BioNTech the first allowed for children. The use of booster shots is extended to individuals above 18 years of age starting from 14 December, with Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine approved for full registration.[6]
Reactions and measures in the Western Pacific
1 December
- New Zealand's Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has announced that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will be rolled out for children aged 5 to 11 years from late January 2022.[7][8]
13 December
- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that Auckland and all other "red" regions excluding Northland will move to the "orange" setting of the COVID-19 Protection Framework at 11.59pm on 30 December.[9]
References
- "New York City sets Covid vaccine mandate for all private employers". The Guardian. Associated Press. 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- "German leaders approve new COVID curbs for unvaccinated". Deutsche Welle. 2 December 2021. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- "Covid: Germany puts major restrictions on unvaccinated". BBC News. 2 December 2021. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- Gillett, Francesca (13 December 2021). "Covid: Boris Johnson sets new booster target over 'Omicron tidal wave'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- Sinha, Amitabh (13 December 2021). "UK declares 'Omicron emergency', to give booster shots to all above 18 from this week". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- Ganapathy, Kurt (11 December 2021). "Singapore approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11; first shots by end-2021". CNA. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- "Covid-19 briefing: Children aged 5-11 may be able to get vaccine doses from end of January". Radio New Zealand. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- Witton, Bridie (1 December 2021). "Covid-19: Vaccinations for children aged 5 to 11 due to begin from January". Stuff. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- "Watch live: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces any changes to traffic light system". Radio New Zealand. 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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