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Rome, November 22, 2020 – But how much anti-covid vaccine? Stephan Bancel, CEO of Modern, a company that in recent days declared to have a 95% effective vaccine in the final phase of testing, interviewed Welt am Sonntag revealed: it will cost between 25 and 37 dollars a dose.
The price will differ depending on the order size. “It is a fair price when you consider the cost to the health care system when someone becomes seriously ill from Covid 19. We are not interested in maximizing profits,” explains Bancel.
G20 leaders pledged to ensure fair distribution of vaccines in the world, reaffirming their support for poor and indebted countries, have put pen to paper in the draft conclusions of the virtual summit under the Saudi presidency.
But vaccines against coronavirus developed by Pfizer / BionTech and Moderna are for rich countries: in fact, almost all the doses that these companies plan to produce in 2021 have already been reserved by economic powers such as the United States, Europe and Japan. The poorest countries still stand at the window and look hopefully at the vaccines produced by China and Russia.
Stephan Bancel explains that with the European Union “nothing has yet been signed, but we are about to conclude with the Commission. We want to supply Europe and we are holding constructive talks”, confirming that in any case “it is a matter of days” to arrive for sign the agreement.
Bachel also spoke of the ‘rival’ Pfizer, which in the United States has already submitted an application to the FDA for approval of the vaccine made with Biontech.. “I am happy for Biontech. Our goal has never been to cross the finish line first, but to bring it to market. a valid vaccine. We need many valid vaccines to overcome this pandemic. ”
In Italy Nicola Magrini, The general director of the Italian Medicines Agency (Aifa) said on television that “Commissioner Arcuri announced the arrival of 3.4 million doses of the vaccine to Pfeizer in the second half of January, which is equivalent to 1.7 millions of people”. vaccinable with the first of the vaccines. “Magrini added:” The vaccines will probably be three in the first phase and we will also know the exact number of people who can be vaccinated month by month only from mid-January when there will be approvals. “
Magrini also spoke of‘mandatory vaccination: “It is a delicate mechanism that should be reserved only in extreme cases, such as health personnel and RSA personnel, but it must be used with great caution because it is necessary to stimulate individual responsibility and trust by providing adequate information.”
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United States, first vaccines on December 11
The first US citizens could receive a Covid-19 vaccine as of December 11, according to the head of the US coronavirus vaccination program, Moncef Slaoui. The plan is to “ship vaccines to immunization sites within 24 hours” of approval. The United States has recorded more than 12 million cases and 255,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Slaoui told CNN that the vaccine could be released “maybe the second day after approval, on December 11th or 12th.”
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