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Rome, November 10, 2020 – Corsa al vaccine to stop the Coronavirus: the day after the announcement of the Pzifer who announced that the Covid vaccine he is working on is “90% effective”, today comes the news that the Brazil he has locked tests Chinese laboratory clinicians Sinovac Biotech after “a serious accident” in a volunteer. The Brazilian health authorities – according to Reuters reports – did not give more details, but stressed that this type of “accident” could cause side effects life-threatening, severe disability, hospitalization, and other “clinically significant events.”
Sinovac: “Safe vaccine”
Sinovac’s reaction was immediate, confirming his “confidence” in the safety of the vaccine, despite the stoppage decided by Brazil. The Chinese company says the incident “was not related to the vaccine.”
The rush for the vaccine
As we said, the news arrives the day after the announcement of the Pfizer that generated a wave of confidence around the world (yesterday the The Italian stock market closed sharply for example). But when is it road map for the two vaccines?
Both vaccines, Pfizer and Sinovac, are in the process of experimentation III, the final stage of testing before approval. And both are being tested in Brazil, the country with the second highest death toll in the pandemic, after the United States, with more than 162,000 deaths from the new coronavirus.
the CoronaVac was the subject of a chaotic political battle in Brazil, where his staunchest supporter was São Paulo Governor Joao Doria, a leading opponent of the far-right president Jair bolsonaro. Bolsonaro labeled it as the vaccine of “that other country” and pushed for his part the rival vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the pharmaceutical company. AstraZeneca.
The reactions
The Undersecretary of Health, Sandra Zampa comments Pfizer’s announcement with satisfaction tone: “The news from Pfizer about the vaccine is great, however, the company has not shortened the time as it initially seemed. It should be remembered that this vaccine needs two doses and above all registration, so we wait with caution, as the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza said “.
The infectious Massimo Galli (Sack Hospital in Milan): “I still don’t have enough data to be able to make an evaluation, but Anthony Fauci said that the results of the effectiveness of this vaccine are extraordinary, so yes, it is a great news“.
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