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From one moment to the next, several countries announced vaccines for COVID-19. Russia was among the first, but the results are doubtful and there is no scientific information yet.
According to the European Center for Diseases, the vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 should not arrive until early 2021.
The deputy director of the disease program at the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Piotr Kramarz, recently revealed that Europe "is much better prepared", compared to 6 months ago with respect to COVID-19.
According to Piotr Kramarz in statements to Agência Lusa ...
It is very difficult to predict, but we will probably only have [uma vacina] early next year at best and assuming clinical trials have positive results in terms of efficacy and safety
Last Thursday, the European Commission made official, on behalf of the European Union, the purchase of 300 million doses of a potential vaccine from the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, which is in an advanced phase of large-scale clinical trials and with promising results.
The European Commission is also discussing similar agreements with other vaccine manufacturers, in particular after having concluded exploratory talks with Sanofi-GSK (July 31), Johnson & Johnson (August 13), CureVac (August 18).
There is no vaccine for COVID-19, but there is treatment ...
Also according to Piotr Kramarz ...
Regarding treatments, there is already one authorized, Remdesivir, which is an antiviral drug used for critical patients.
The ability to test has increased significantly and we have learned a lot about contact tracing and how to contact people who have been in contact with infected people, that is, via mobile apps.
The specialist anticipates a "difficult period" of reappearance of infections in the coming months, which could coincide with the normal flu season, so he adds that the ECDC is already "asking the Member States to prepare for it."
The general director of Health admitted this Friday that she is studying the possibility of wearing a mask in crowded public places.
The director of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra also believes that this year mass vaccination against influenza will be important and alerts about the need to strengthen the NHS, technical and human resources in hospitals and the need for rapid tests to distinguish the coronavirus from the influenza virus.
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