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Vaccination is becoming visible in the United States, where the world’s highest number of new coronavirus infections are confirmed (Corona 19). The US government marked a turning point toward vaccination by approving the first step in the critical process required to approve Pfizer’s emergency use of the vaccine. Vaccination is expected to begin next week.
○ Approved for rush vaccine use will likely continue
According to the Wall Street Journal on the 10th (local time), the Vaccine and Biological Drug Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), an advisory body to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recommended that the FDA approve the emergency use of the Pfizer vaccine after an eight-hour meeting. The result of the vote was 17 in favor, 4 against and 1 abstention. It is reported that the overwhelming majority of votes in favor of those over 16 years of age was that the efficacy of the vaccination was greater than the possible risk.
To be effectively vaccinated, the CDC advisory committee must go through a voting process on whether to recommend the vaccine and to whom. The vote is scheduled to take place on the 13th. After that, if FDA approval for emergency use falls, the Pfizer vaccine will be shipped and distributed throughout the United States within 24 hours according to schedule. Corona 19 vaccine development plan for the US administration, ‘Operation Ultrafast’. The United States will be the fifth country to approve vaccines in the world after the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada and Saudi Arabia.
The Washington Post predicted that next week, people who were given priority, such as healthcare workers and nursing home residents, would receive the vaccine. Currently, the Pfizer vaccine has not been studied in children under 16 years of age, pregnant women, or people with impaired immune systems. On the 17th, a meeting of the FDA advisory committee is scheduled to review the agenda for the urgent use of the vaccine applied by Modena. After that, the vaccine screening developed by Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca continues. The New York Times said: “At this rate, we will begin to emerge from the pandemic by next fall.”
○ Refusal of vaccination and quarantined blood patch
Important companies have also come to help with vaccination. Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the United States, has installed freezers and dry ice for vaccine distribution in pharmacies in some 5,000 stores nationwide. Medical staff will also be present to help with the vaccination. “More than 90% of Americans live within 10 miles (16 km) of Wal-Mart,” said Tom Van Gilder, Chief Academic Officer (CMO). “I will help Americans come back to life.” Wal-Mart said it has started consultations with state governments to provide vaccines in pharmacies and long-term care facilities.
Major courier companies such as UPS and FedEx decided to focus on vaccine delivery even in a situation where logistics increased at the end of the year. According to Reuters, couriers, the federal government’s high-speed operations partners, will give top priority to delivering millions of doses of Corona 19 vaccine in GPS (satellite positioning system) tracking, special tags and rights. cargo planes and trucks. The vaccine is placed in a special box containing dry ice to keep it in a cryogenic state and multiple radios are installed to track the shipment. This could delay the delivery of up to 700 million items, including Christmas gifts, Reuters said.
The visibility of the vaccination lit the light of hope, but in reality, the number of confirmed cases continues to rise at an alarming rate. According to Waldometer, there were 21,7779 new cases in the United States and 2,974 new deaths that day. The accumulated confirmed cases were 16.39393 and the accumulated death was 29.9692. CNN said, “40% of all confirmed corona19 cases are Black and Latino, but only 24% of Blacks and 34% of Hispanics are vaccinated,” CNN said. “The obstacles to overcome, such as the feeling of rejection of vaccination and the fatigue of quarantine policies. This is considerable.”
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