Boris Johnson asks not to trust Pfizer’s vaccine as the ultimate “solution”

Despite the caution, the prime minister stressed that the UK has ordered Pfizer 40 million doses of the vaccine, which would allow one-third of the country’s population to be immunized -20 million, as each person requires two doses.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned this Monday 9-N that the announcement that Pfizer’s covid vaccine is 90% effective suggests that “an obstacle has been overcome” in the fight against the coronavirus, but it is not the “solution. “definitive to the pandemic.

“In no way can we trust this news as a solution” to the health crisis, the head of government said at a press conference, warning that we are still “at a very early stage” in developing effective vaccines against the coronavirus.

“The biggest mistake we could make now would be to relax our resolve,” said Johnson, who plans to maintain population confinement measures in England until at least 2 December to try and curb the spread of the virus.

The UK reported 194 new deaths from covid-19 in 24 hours on Monday 9-N, for a total of 49,238 deaths since the start of the pandemic and 21,350 infections.

Despite the caution, the prime minister pointed out that the UK has ordered 40 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine, which would immunize a third of the country’s population – 20 million, as each person requires two doses.

Questioned by the possibility of distribution problems, given the interest generated by the announcement of the American pharmaceutical company in the world, Johnson said he had “high hopes” of receiving the reserved quantity of vaccines.

The Deputy Medical Adviser for England, Jonathan Van-Tam, has advanced for his part that there is a possibility that some people may be vaccinated before Christmas, although he stressed that there is still no certainty that this calendar can be respected.

He also assured that the short-term effects of this vaccination would be limited.

“We are in the middle of the second wave and I don’t think the vaccine will change that during this wave. I hope we can prevent future waves, but in this wave we will have to fight without vaccine,” he said.