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[París = Yuki Tani]Following the early approval of the new coronavirus vaccine by the US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, European Union (EU) countries are rushing to prepare the vaccine. There is mixed speculation about vaccines, such as countries promising to introduce the UK soon, countries trying to persuade doubters due to concerns about side effects, and countries resisting the integrated procurement plan of the EU.
Medical Staff = AP New Coronavirus Vaccination Training at Coventry University Hospital, UK, December 4
“It’s only a few weeks away.” French Prime Minister Castex highlighted in a press conference on the 3rd that he announced the plan to introduce the vaccine. “The early UK approval was never the effect of leaving the EU,” added another senior government official.
France has invested 1.5 billion euros (about 190 billion yen) and promised free vaccination to members of the National Health Insurance. Inoculation will begin in early January for 1 million residents of nursing homes, 14 million people at high risk of exacerbation in February, and others will be inoculated in three stages, after spring. ..
According to Belgian media, Prime Minister Decro also announced on the 2nd that “it will be possible to vaccinate from January 5.”
The EU has agreed with six manufacturers to supply a total of 2 billion doses for distribution to member countries. Policy is to decide whether to approve Pfizer’s vaccine before the 29th, and vaccination in member countries is expected to begin in the new year.
The vaccine appears to hold the key to preventing the spread of the infection, but France’s Health Minister Belan told a meeting on March 3 that “we must also immunize ourselves against fear.”
According to the French newspaper Le Monde, 10% of French people oppose inoculation and between 40 and 50% doubt. There seems to be a number of devout Catholics and naturalists who steer clear of scientism, and the French government plans to ask for inoculation without forcing it. Many people doubt in Italy and Spain, and public relations strategies are important.
Hungary, which refuses to establish the EU’s Crown Reconstruction Fund, seeks to introduce Russian-made vaccines that the EU has not accepted. EU drug regulators are restricting Hungary’s action, saying: “If a member state introduces a vaccine that is not agreed upon, it should be for a limited time and take full responsibility in an emergency.”
