It’s too late, too late … France only 138 people in 4 days vaccination Why

The United States is struggling with a slower-than-expected vaccination rate for the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19). It is a plan to increase the initial vaccination rate by adding additional water. The need to first resolve obstacles such as building infrastructure and mistrust in vaccines Point out.

Anthony Pouch, director of the US National Allergic Disease Research Institute, will receive the Corona 19 vaccine on the 22nd of last month. [AP=연합뉴스]

On the 31st of last month (local time), Anthony Pouch, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that the government is considering using a vaccine that has been reserved for the second dose.

The United States originally planned to vaccinate 20 million people by the end of 2020, but the actual number of people vaccinated was just 2.79 million. This is 13% of the planned number of people.

First, he devised a strategy to increase speed by expanding the number of vaccination targets. However, opinions are divided because there is a problem that the second dose may be insufficient if a prepared vaccine is used.

Getting ready to inject a modder or a vaccine. [AP=연합뉴스]

The COVID-19 vaccine must be given twice at regular intervals to be effective. The Pfizer vaccine is given 21 days after the first vaccination and the Modena vaccine is given again 28 days later. If this period is exceeded, the effect cannot be guaranteed.

The slow vaccination rate makes it annoying. The same is the case with France. The vaccine began on the 27th of last month, but only 138 people received the vaccine for four days. This contrasts with 131,626 people beaten in Germany during the same period.

The United States is Pfizer’s second vaccination in the world, but it has a lower vaccination rate than Israel, which began six days later. As of last month 31, the number of vaccines per million people in Israel was 9.18 doses, while in the US it was just 0.84. In France, five days have passed since vaccination began, but it is still zero.

The number of corona vaccinations per 100 people as of the 31st of last month. [Our world in Data 캡처]

What is the cause? Health experts cite the lack of infrastructure necessary for Corona 19’s situation, such as manpower and facilities. According to the New York Times (NYT) and others, state health officials agree that separate facilities and additional staff for large-scale vaccines should have been prepared in advance.

Social distancing is possible and a quarantine place to monitor the condition for 15 minutes is essential, but there was not enough time to prepare. These facilities took time to prepare and many hospitals were unable to get vaccinated immediately.

Another delay was due to a lack of consistent guidelines on the site. The federal government only distributed the vaccine in the base area of ​​each state and left detailed instructions to the field trial. There was no precise guide, so the site was a series of chaos. In a hospital in West Virginia, USA, he made the mistake of injecting a monoclonal antibody treatment instead of a vaccine.

Lack of manpower and funds is also an obstacle. It is said that much of the medical staff should have been prepared for a situation where many medical staff go on vacation during the Christmas season, such as Christmas. It was also difficult to get additional manpower due to insufficient funds.

On the 31st of last month, the cars headed to the Corona 19 vaccination station on Wayne County Road, West Virginia. [AP=연합뉴스]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said: “Before and after Christmas, the vaccination rate dropped dramatically. It will not recover until the first weekend in January, which enters the New Year holidays.

In France, rejection of vaccines is cited as a more important cause. Previously, as a result of a survey conducted by Ipsos, a survey company, in 15 countries, including the UK and Germany, the number of French people who said they would be vaccinated was the lowest at 40%. This is much less than the UK (77%) and Germany (65%).

Finally, the government came to promote a bill that ordered the presentation of vaccination confirmation certificates when using public transport, but it only provoked a negative reaction called the ‘health dictatorship’. Health experts warned that “convincing the public by specifying the vaccination strategy and providing information in a transparent manner should be a priority.”

Reporter Lee Min-jung [email protected]