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British authorities plan to vaccinate less than half of the country’s population against coronavirus
To date, the UK has preliminary contracts to supply tens of millions of doses of six promising potential vaccines that are undergoing clinical trials.
Less than half of UK residents will receive a vaccine against the new type of coronavirus infection, said Keith Bingham, head of the British government’s vaccine task force. On Sunday October 4, reports the Financial Times.
“People keep talking about” when the entire population is vaccinated, “but there is a mistake. There will be no vaccination for those under 18. This vaccine is only for adults, mostly people over 50, members of especially vulnerable groups, health workers and households to care for the elderly and disabled, “Bingham explained.
According to her, around 30 million people will be vaccinated in Britain, whose population is just 67 million people.
“Giving the vaccine to healthy young people, who are at low risk of developing serious disease, can be counterproductive and do more harm than good,” Bingham said.
He also noted that it might be advisable to vaccinate more people if the effectiveness of the drug is close to 95%, but stressed that this is unlikely.
The kingdom’s highest hopes are reportedly in a vaccine developed by the University of Oxford in conjunction with the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.
Earlier, the Health Ministry said that Ukraine is negotiating with five companies about the vaccine.
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