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“Our plan is to be able to transport the vaccines to the immunization sites within 24 hours after approval. Therefore, I expect it to start on the second day after approval, that is, on December 11 or 12,” he said. Moncef Slaoui. in statements to CNN.
This high profile added that once this mass vaccination campaign is launched, the country is expected to achieve “herd immunity” in May.
“In general, with the level of effectiveness that we have (95%), the fact that we immunize almost 70% of the population will allow us to have herd immunity. According to our studies, it should happen in May, ”he said.
For Moncef Slaoui, the success of the campaign also depends on the social factor, since there is a suspicion about the vaccine.
“I hope that the negative perception of the vaccine will decrease and acceptance levels increase. It will be essential that it helps us,” he said.
Ten months after being able to isolate and sequence the new coronavirus, the pharmaceutical group Pfizer and BioNTech asked the United States Drug Agency on Friday to authorize its vaccine against the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
This request was expected several days ago, since the result of the clinical trial carried out since July in more than 44,000 volunteers in several countries had been published, according to which the vaccine would be 95% effective in preventing covid-19, without effects. secondary.
The US agency announced that the vaccine advisory committee meeting to review the application will take place on December 10.
The opinion of this committee is advisory. The decision to authorize the vaccine or not will be in the hands of scientists from the United States Drug Administration. If there is a ‘green light’, the vaccine can be taken in the first half of December.
The government, still led by Donald Trump, plans to vaccinate 20 million people at risk in December and 25 to 30 million per month thereafter.
The United States is the country most affected by the disease in absolute terms. They surpassed the 12 million mark and registered more than 255,000 deaths.
