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In the interview, Ferenc Jakab said:
- There are about 130 vaccine development projects in the world, of which about 30 are already in the clinical trial phase, of which 6 are vaccines in the third phase clinical trial, for which preliminary results are expected at the end of this year, early next.
- According to Ferenc Jakab’s best knowledge, the Hungarian government has linked a larger quantity, 5 million doses, to the English vaccine, the English Oxford vaccine is also in the phase 3 trial, the results of the phase 3 trials promise to November-December of this year.
- In Europe, the vaccination program is expected to begin in the first half of 2021, so a full evaluation of the phase 3 study will not take place by then.
- The number of daily infections in Hungary is high, but no one should have vain dreams, they will be even bigger, we have autumn and winter on our necks, which is the height of upper respiratory infections, if we see such a drastic increase after the summer, it will be even more drastic.
- The epidemic could end when a safe and effective vaccine is marketed and at least 50 percent of the population is vaccinated to achieve the coveted herd immunity, and with that, the epidemic subsides.
(BRITISH TELEVISION CHANNEL)
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