The announcement of the major American pharmacist Pfizer about the Covid-19 vaccine trial has raised new hope in a world hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Experts, however, point toward the logistics of delivering the potential vaccine to a larger population.
One such expert is the director of India’s leading Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Randeep Guleria. He has raised concerns about the storage of the Pfizer vaccine and stressed that injections must be kept below 70 degrees Celsius, which would be a challenge for developing countries like India.
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“The Pfizer vaccine must be kept at minus 70 degrees Celsius, which is a challenge for developing countries like India, where we will have a difficult time maintaining a cold chain, especially in rural missions,” Guleria told the ANI news agency on Wednesday. . “But overall this is encouraging news in vaccine research for those in the phase III trial,” he added.
Pfizer recently announced that its coronavirus vaccine, in development in collaboration with the German company BioNTech, is 90% effective in preventing infections. The news came as a ray of hope as countries around the world are battling an unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic.
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Based on supply projections, the companies expect to supply 50 million doses of vaccines worldwide by the end of this year. In 2021, up to 1.3 billion doses will be delivered.
The AIIMS director also spoke about the Covid-19 situation in Delhi. Guleria attributed the recent increase to “overcast events.”
“We are seeing an increase in Covid-19 cases in Delhi. The super broadcast events, which are large crowds with attendees taking no precautions, must have happened here. So we have to work aggressively to curb this number, ”he said.
Delhi is witnessing the third wave of Covid-19, recording an increase in the number of daily cases.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain attributed the increase in cases to people who did not adhere to the Covid-19 precautionary measures and showed negligence when wearing a mask.
Citing experts, he also said that the third wave could last another 4-5 days.
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