The Greek president contacted Pfizer’s CEO by phone and congratulated him on the rapid and seemingly rapid development of the vaccine against Covid-19.
Pfizer CEO Albert Borla told President Kateri’s Sakeleropoulo that the vaccine would be available in a few weeks.
For his part, Sakeleropolo pointed out that everyone’s wishes contribute to the vaccine in the effective treatment of the epidemic.
On Monday, Pfizer announced that its experimental vaccine is more than 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 based on preliminary data from a large study, a major victory in the fight against the epidemic.
“Today is a great day for science and humanity,” said Albert Borla, president and CEO of the Greek-born Pfizer.
“But at the same time, sometimes tears come to my eyes when I realize that this is the end of nine months, the work of so many people day and night and how many people, billions of people have invested their hopes in it… I never thought it would happen. Will be 90%, ”he added.
Senior Vice President of Clinical Development Dr. “We are in a position to offer some hope,” said Bill Gruber. Associated Press. “We are very encouraged.”
The 94 participants in the trial conducted the analysis after developing Covid-1, and found out how many of them had received the vaccine and how many had received placebo that looked similar to the vaccine but had no effect. Patients did not know what they were receiving.
The study found that participants receiving a 2-dose vaccine were protected against the virus 28 days after the start of vaccination.
