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Britain is planning an unprecedented mass vaccination campaign to end the threat of the Corona pandemic, with the partnership and cooperation between the National Health Service and the military as hopes for an effective vaccine are raised, according to the British newspaper. “The Independent”.
The military will be asked to draw on its logistics expertise to meet the challenges of how to quickly deliver the vaccine to residents across the country, which is critical for British health officials.
Officials are working on a well-defined program, which includes the establishment of mass vaccination centers in large venues such as conference rooms and schools, as well as small, mobile, open vaccination units that operate seven days a week alongside venues. traditional such as clinics, clinics and pharmacies.
Various vaccines may be used in the vaccination campaign, depending on the success of the vaccine and its effectiveness and the supplies available from the pharmaceutical companies that make vaccines, and a large number of vaccination staff and teams will be required to visit the sick and elderly in their homes.
The latest Corona virus data reported yesterday, Tuesday, revealed 532 new deaths, the most deaths in six months, and 20,000 new infections were also recorded.
Health Minister Matt Hancock said during a speech in the House of Commons that cities such as London, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Nottingham and Bristol will focus more on testing, also warning that news about the Pfizer vaccine is welcome, but said there are no guarantees on that.
Hancock added that if this or any other vaccine is approved, Britain will be ready to start a large-scale vaccination program.
Plans for a vaccination campaign are drawn up prior to the approval and approval of any of the vaccines currently in development, which may be available as early as the end of this year.
Information that the Pfizer vaccine is more than 90% effective against the virus, based on early data from trials, sparked cautious optimism among health officials, and it is one of 11 vaccines in the final stages of development.
Health officials are focusing on tapping into the experiences of the first wave of the pandemic, when the military was called in to help deliver equipment to hospitals 24 hours a day, and it was also used for mass testing in Liverpool.
