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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The release of preliminary data on the final phase of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by BioNTech and Pfizer brings hope to the people of Earth. So when will the corona pandemic end and you will live normally again?
Professor Ugur Sahin, Executive Director (CEO) of BioNTech predicts that the impact of the Covid-19 vaccine will begin to be significant in the summer of 2021 (June-September) and life will return to normal in the next winter (December of 2021-March 2022).
Ugur Sahin said that the Covid-19 vaccine he was developing could cut the transmission of the virus in half and produce a “drastic reduction in cases.” Initial Covid-19 vaccine data from BioNTech and Pfizer shows that this vaccine provides immunity to more than 90% of Covid-19 infections.
“I really believe that human-to-human transmission will decrease with a very effective vaccine, maybe 50% effective instead of 90%, but we must not forget that it can lead to a drastic reduction in the spread of the pandemic,” said Ugur Sahin, Quoted by the BBC on Monday (11/16/2020).
Ugur Sahin added that if all goes well, the Covid-19 vaccine will start shipping “at the end of this year or early next.” BioNTech aims to deliver more than 300 million doses of vaccine by April.
“Summer will help us because the infection rate will decrease in the summer and what is most important is that we get high vaccination rates until next fall or winter or earlier. It is important that all immunization programs are completed before next fall. “said Ugur Sahin. .
Just for information, the BioNTech and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines have entered the final phase of clinical trials involving 43,000 volunteers. The two companies plan to apply for emergency use permits with state health authorities in late November 2020.
(roy / sef)
