Prospects for COVID-19 vaccine are phenomenal – WHO

WHO believes that countries themselves must decide who will get vaccinated first. But he cautions that doctors, retirees and people with comorbidities should be vaccinated first.

The outlook for coronavirus vaccines is “phenomenal” and “potentially revolutionary.” However, early deliveries will be limited, World Health Organization regional director for Europe Hans Kluge said Thursday, December 3 at a briefing in Copenhagen, Reuters reported.

“Countries must decide who will receive priority (in vaccination – ed.), Although the WHO said there is a” growing consensus “that the first recipients should be the elderly, health workers and people with underlying medical conditions” Kluge said.

The UK is known to have approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine a day earlier, beating the rest of the world in an effort to start the largest mass vaccination program in history as soon as possible, the newspaper notes.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson backed the Health Ministry’s decision, but expressed concern about logistics in a country of 67 million.

As for the US and the EU, their regulators have yet to give their approval.

On Wednesday, December 2, the WHO said it is considering the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccines as the benchmark for countries that allow national use and does not rule out the possibility of “being listed for emergency use.” .

Before that, it was reported that Ukraine is studying the possibility of buying vaccines and tests in Britain.

We also add that Interpol has warned of an increase in crimes related to COVID vaccines.

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