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Five million doses of the Moderna vaccine were ordered to combat the coronavirus, the Health Secretary announced.
Matt Hancock said the preliminary rehearsals showing that it is 94.5% effective it was ‘great news’ and that, if it’s safe, the hits can start rolling out across the UK in spring 2021.
“We can see the candle of hope,” he declared, but warned that people must continue COVID-19 restrictions up to a scientific breakthrough.
The vaccine, which Moderna produced in collaboration with the US government’s “Operation Warp Speed”, is particularly attractive given that it can be stored relatively easily.
It has been shown to last up to 30 days in home refrigerators, at room temperature for up to 12 hours, and is stable at -20 ° C, like most home or medical freezers, for up to six months.
The Moderna vaccine is said to be 94.5% effective. Stock Image
That would make your storage and transportation more attractive than a Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine, which was announced last week as being 90% effective in protecting people from coronavirus and it should be stored at around -70 ° C.
So far, the UK government has secured access to seven potential vaccines, totaling more than 355 million doses.
This is brilliant news, absolutely brilliant. It is the second penalty now, which also went to the back of the net.
Hancock said Moderna’s progress is an “encouraging step,” although he cautioned: “This is preliminary, safety data is limited and its production facilities are not yet to scale.”
Addressing the nation from a press conference in Downing Street, he added: “Great advances in medical science are coming to the rescue …
“While there is much uncertainty, we can see the candle of hope and we must do everything we can to fuel its flame.
“But we are not there yet; until science can make us safe, we must remain vigilant and follow the rules that we know can keep this virus in check.”
England’s second national blockade ends on December 2
When asked by Sky News if the government should have acted sooner to secure more doses of Moderna, Hancock said it had already ordered different types of vaccines from other companies “to make sure we have a good spread.”
Moderna’s results were further acclaimed by Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, England’s deputy chief medical officer, who also spoke from issue 10.
“Am I feeling more animated?” he asked aloud. “It’s brilliant news, absolutely brilliant. It’s the second penalty now, which has also gone to the back of the net, so we are starting to feel in a better position.”
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But on a grimmer note, Dr. Susan Hopkins, Test and Trace’s Acting Medical Director, said that when England’s second national lockdown ends on December 2, the rules could be stricter than they were when the country entered. at.
“We will have to think about strengthening them so we can get through the winter months until the vaccine is available to everyone,” he said, adding: “We see very little effect from Tier 1.”
Also on Monday the government confirmed the creation of two new “mega labs” to increase daily coronavirus tests by 300,000 a day each, which will be up and running early next year.
Boris Johnson isolates himself after meeting a deputy with coronavirus. Photo: Facebook / Lee Anderson
However, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was unable to announce them because entered self-isolation, after he came into contact with a Conservative MP at a Downing Street meeting last week who later tested positive for COVID-19.
Several other conservative politicians, many of whom were at the same meeting, now they are also isolating.
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