Pfizer’s vaccination this week already in the US … Trump “Modern Miracle”

United States President Donald Trump held an event celebrating the development and distribution of the Corona 19 vaccine at the Eisenhower Executive Building near the White House on the 8th. [EPA=연합뉴스]

Vaccination against the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in the United States will begin this week. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a report on the 8th (local time) indicating that there is no problem with the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer and the German Bioentech.

The FDA plans to convene the “Vaccines and Biologicals Advisory Committee,” an external expert advisory body on the 10th. If the advisory committee discusses whether to approve the emergency use of the vaccine and makes a recommendation, the FDA is expected to approve. the use of the vaccine on the 11th or 12th, the Associated Press and other US media reported.

“If the FDA approves the vaccine, we will begin supplying it immediately,” said Montseff Slawi, senior scientific adviser on vaccine development in the administration of President Donald Trump.Vaccination can start on Saturday (12) or Sunday (13).“He said.

With the judgment that the vaccine supply was imminent, President Trump held an event at the White House to celebrate the success of vaccine development and supply.

In an event called ‘Vaccine Summit’ of ‘Operation Warp Speed’ created for the development and distribution of vaccines “There are only a few days left for the vaccine to be approved,” Trump said. “This vaccine is one of the greatest miracles in modern medical history.“He said.

“Vaccine development generally takes 5, 6, 7 years, and we completed the best-in-class vaccine in less than 9 months,” he said. “Just this spring, we did what no one thought was possible.” He added that it was made possible by the efforts of American scientific geniuses with the close cooperation of the government.

“There were very few people who thought this was possible,” Trump said. “Of course they would say ‘we said this would also be the case’, but I know they made a different voice.”

Before President Trump entered the event, experts like President-elect Joe Biden and Anthony Pouch, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, screened a video, speaking conservatively about the vaccine’s mass distribution schedule.

In the video, Dr. Pouch was edited to say that “the vaccine could be distributed in January or later.” “There is no prospect that the majority of the population will be vaccinated before mid-2021,” Biden said.

However, since most Americans can get the vaccine only after next year, only some of the vaccines, such as the elderly and medical personnel, can be vaccinated during this year. Indicated by Politico et al.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on the 8th stating that the Corona 19 vaccine should be administered to Americans first. [AP=연합뉴스]

After delivering his speech, President Trump signed an executive order stating that Americans must make sure they get the vaccine first. he is “Americans should have priority access to American vaccines“We will make it possible to export the vaccine only after all Americans who want to get vaccinated have been affected,” he said.

However, there was no explanation on how to implement this in detail, raising questions about the effectiveness of the executive order. Vaccine manufacturers like Pfizer and Modena have already signed supply contracts with foreign governments and are preparing to export, because it is difficult for the US government to stop this.

It is noted that this is to avoid criticism of the insufficient number of vaccines that the Trump administration has secured to date. The United States has secured 100 million doses (for 50 million people) of the Pfizer vaccine, US media reported.

The day before, the New York Times (NYT) reported that the Trump administration had the opportunity to purchase additional Pfizer vaccines last summer, but did not. “It was unreasonable to buy one more candidate vaccine in the summer because we didn’t know which vaccine would be successful or which would be better,” Slauy said.

Health and Social Welfare Minister Alix Aiza said additional vaccines could be obtained. However, the Washington Post reported that Pfizer notified the US government that it would be difficult to supply a significant amount of vaccine before June or July. The Trump administration is in a position that there are many ways to get vaccines, as modders and vaccines may also be approved by the end of this month.

US President-elect Joe Biden said on the 8th: “In 100 days of inauguration, 100 million people will be able to receive the Corona 19 vaccine.” [AP=연합뉴스]

In an act of presentation of the candidate of the Minister of Health and Welfare, Javier Bessera, “At least 100 million Americans will be vaccinated within 100 days of taking office.“He said that vaccination” will be one of the most difficult and costly challenges in history, “he said, without explaining a specific plan.

Pouch, who became Biden-elect’s senior aide, did not attend Trump’s presidential event that day, but did attend Biden’s video event.

President Trump called the White House Corona 19 Task Force team on one by one, including Vice President Mike Pence, White House Corona 19 coordinator and CDC Director Robert Redfield Robert Redfield. .

Washington = Correspondent Park Hyun-young [email protected]