The mass launch of a COVID-19 vaccine in Britain could be completed in just three months
The mass launch of a COVID-19 vaccine in Britain could be completed in as little as three months, the Times reported, citing government scientists.
Scientists working on the Oxford vaccine hope that regulators will approve it before early 2021, the newspaper said.
A full COVID-19 vaccination schedule, which would exclude children, could be faster than experts predicted, the Times said, adding that health officials estimate that every adult could receive a dose of the vaccine within of the six months.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Thursday it began reviewing data on AstraZeneca and the possible COVID-19 vaccine from the University of Oxford, in real time, the first of these moves aimed at speeding up any approval process in the region. for a vaccine.
The news of the European review also increases the chances that the British vaccine, which is considered to be a leader in the race for a successful vaccine against COVID-19, will become the first to be approved in Europe for the disease caused by the new coronavirus. that has killed more people. than a million people around the world.
The Times report added that plans the government is considering include allowing a much broader pool of health care personnel to administer the vaccine, the creation of self-service vaccination centers and the recruitment of the military.
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