Philip Schellekens

@fibke

Senior Economic Advisor at World Bank Group (IFC). Tweeting on global development and COVID-19. Own views.

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Apr 30

    “Some were warning that the worst was yet to come, once the disease took hold in poorer countries. World Bank analysts Philip Schellekens and Diego Sourrouille predicted a “massive shift” in disease burden to the developing world.”

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  2. 10 hours ago

    Covid fatalities rising in high-income countries. We’re now at half the top cause of death prior to the pandemic.

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  3. Retweeted
    13 hours ago

    Excellent tracking ! Sadly, Africa is way at the bottom. Painfully highlights gross inequities.

    Latest data from China: 67% of the population is fully vaccinated, 75% with at least 1 dose. Eastern Asia is the leading region on vaccination now. Details:
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  4. 19 hours ago

    New estimates of global vaccination progress. Look at these contrasts! Share vaccinated with ≥1 dose World: 42% Richest countries: 65% Poorest: 1.7% Share fully vaccinated World: 29% Richest: 55% Poorest: 0.8%

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  5. 20 hours ago

    Latest data from China: 67% of the population is fully vaccinated, 75% with at least 1 dose. Eastern Asia is the leading region on vaccination now. Details:

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  6. Sep 8

    Kids make up 27% of new cases in the US

    This new pandemic record among children is depressing, to say the least. Now 27% of new US cases are in kids, another record Best way to prevent covid in children right now is vaccination in adults; we are way short on that
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  7. Sep 8

    UK rebounding

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  8. Sep 8

    The Labor Day effect

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  9. Retweeted
    Sep 8

    Brazil, Malaysia, and Argentina have now overtaken the US in vaccination rates

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  10. Retweeted
    Sep 8

    This makes me sad

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    Parents encouraging kids to burn masks on Idaho Capitol steps
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  11. Sep 7

    Asia is where most of the unvaccinated are

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  12. Sep 7

    The ignominy of our times: countries with high extreme poverty rates are precisely the ones who are poorly vaccinated

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  13. Sep 7

    Every week the US is confirming close to 1 million new cases.

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  14. Sep 7

    The rich-country share in weekly COVID-19 mortality fell from 60% to 6% between Jan and Jul. Since then it has quadrupled to 24%.

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  15. Retweeted
    Sep 7

    Ivermectin makes men infertile. Pass it on.

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  16. Sep 7

    40 million confirmed cases in the US since the start of the pandemic Confirmed cases only

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  17. Retweeted
    Sep 7

    The world’s official covid-19 death count is 4.6m, but we estimate that between 9.4m and 18.2m people have died. Our new model will continue to update as the pandemic progresses

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  18. Sep 6

    Open those vaccine spigots

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  19. Sep 6

    The subnational dimension of the pandemic in the US: 34 (!) states would be in the global Top 50 for new cases per capita if compared as countries.

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  20. Sep 6

    Over 10,000 confirmed COVID deaths in the US every week

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  21. Sep 6

    Israel has already administered booster shots to 30% of its people

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