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Original title: Many countries are making rapid progress on new coronavirus vaccination plan, WHO warns against letting go
The vaccine is coming, but the epidemic has not broken out
Source: Workers’ Diary
On December 8, Margaret Keenan, 90, became the first person to be vaccinated in the UK for the new crown. From that day on, new coronavirus vaccination work in various parts of the UK has gradually started in full swing.
Including the UK, some countries around the world have already started or are about to start vaccination against the new coronavirus. On the road to defeating the epidemic, the world has taken an important step.
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Recently, many new coronavirus vaccines around the world have announced the efficacy of phase 3 clinical trials.
Among them, the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and German Biotech Co., Ltd. and the COVID-19 vaccine developed by the US pharmaceutical company Modena are more than 90% effective in phase 3 clinical trials; University of Oxford and Aspen. A new candidate coronavirus vaccine developed by Likang has an average efficacy of 70.4%.
On December 9, the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention issued a statement announcing that it had reviewed data from the phase 3 clinical trial of the novel coronavirus inactivated vaccine produced by the China National Pharmaceutical Group and “registered formally”. Clinical trials have shown this vaccine to be 86% effective against new coronavirus infections.
With frequent news about vaccine research and development, some countries have started to make specific arrangements for procurement or vaccination.
Kalito Gálvez, the head in charge of the Philippine government’s epidemic response and director of vaccines, said on the 9th that the first new corona vaccine selected by the Philippines in the future will likely come from China.
Additionally, Japan, South Korea, Cambodia, and many other countries have recently reported that they have signed vaccine purchase agreements or are about to enter purchase negotiations.
The Spanish government recently announced that it plans to implement vaccination in January 2021. The goal is for at least a third of the population to be vaccinated by June 2021.
The governments of France, Romania, and Portugal, respectively, launched the new crown vaccination strategy on Day 3. Once the relevant vaccines are approved for marketing, these countries are expected to begin phased vaccination early next year. year.
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Aza said in an interview with US media on November 30 that if the emergency use authorization request for the relevant new corona vaccine is approved, the United States can provide the public with two new wreaths before Christmas. vaccine.
On the 5th, Moscow began mass vaccination. The electronic vaccination application system for citizens of the Moscow city government was officially launched the day before. This makes Russia the first country in the world to start mass vaccination against the new crown.
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Regarding the gratifying progress in the development and vaccination of the new coronavirus vaccine, the World Health Organization and other relevant international organizations leading the global fight against the epidemic have responded many times.
On December 8, WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said that vaccines are very good tools and will be very useful, but that vaccines are still far from providing immune barriers. Hygiene measures can slow and control the spread of the virus. .
WHO Director General Tedros Tedros said on the 4th that the advancement of the vaccine has brought confidence to everyone and began to see the light at the end of the tunnel. But what worries the WHO is that more and more people believe that the new coronary pneumonia pandemic is over. In fact, the spread of the virus in many places is very high, putting enormous pressure on hospitals, intensive care units and healthcare personnel.
Tan Desai stressed that even if the new crown vaccine is introduced, people must still follow public health measures to protect everyone.
He also emphasized that with the launch of the new corona vaccine, it is very important to distribute the vaccine fairly around the world. WHO, UNICEF, World Bank, World Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, etc. They are launching a new “Hundred Day Action” to help 100 countries rapidly prepare and evaluate vaccines and other COVID-19 response tools within 100 days AND formulate specific national plans.
WHO chief scientist Swaminathan said on day 4 that he expects the Global Access Mechanism for Covid-19 Vaccines (COVAX) to obtain at least 2 billion doses of vaccine in 2021 to vaccinate 20% of the population of participating countries and economies.
Recently, UN Under-Secretary-General Amina Mohammed pointed out at the special meeting of the UN General Assembly to respond to the new corona epidemic that the UN is mobilizing $ 28 billion to “provide vaccines for all.”
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With the joint efforts of all parties, has the comprehensive global vaccination of the new coronavirus vaccine been achieved without hindrance? In fact, there are still many obstacles to clear in terms of solving the problems of public trust, supply logistics, distribution, pricing and payment.
According to British media reports, two British health workers developed allergic symptoms after vaccination. In light of this, the British drug regulatory agency recommends that people with a history of severe allergies not be vaccinated with the current new coronavirus vaccine.
The journal “Nature” also recalled that it is still necessary to continue determining the effect of vaccines in populations at high risk of new coronavirus; second, it is not clear how effective certain vaccines are for seriously ill patients with new coronary pneumonia; third, it is not clear that vaccines can be used. To what extent do we prevent vaccinated people from transmitting the virus to others?
At the same time, to better respond to the new corona pneumonia epidemic, researchers and policy makers must also consider how to build people’s confidence in vaccination.
Two recent public opinion polls in Greece and Italy show that around 60% of respondents are willing to receive the vaccine. Similar surveys conducted in Japan show that 69% of Japanese are willing to receive the new corona vaccine. However, this news generated controversy in Japanese public opinion, many Japanese netizens expressed concern that the vaccine could cause side effects and expressed doubts about the credibility of the research.
In addition, Interpol said on the 2nd that it has issued a global alert to law enforcement agencies in its 194 member states to prevent organized crime related to the new crown vaccine.
Interpol warns that vaccines are the main target of organized crime: as many governments prepare to introduce vaccines, “criminal organizations plan to infiltrate or disrupt the supply chain”; as many new corona vaccines are approaching global approval and distribution, ensuring the security of the supply chain and identifying illegal websites selling counterfeit products will be critical.
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