which countries will be the first to have a vaccine?

Three “effective” products for over 90%, applications for authorization filed: the race for the vaccine against Covid-19 has significantly accelerated in recent weeks. The managing director of the German laboratory BioNTech, whose vaccine co-developed with the American Pfizer is already being studied before a possible commercialization, even thought it was “possible” to see the first doses distributed before 2021.

One country is preparing for this scenario: the United Kingdom. According to the British newspaper The telegraph, BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine may be licensed even before the end of this week of November 23rd. British public health would be ready for first administrations from 1 December.

If this vaccine were to be approved by the British authorities, the government would expect to have it 10 million doses by the end of the year, relationship The Guardian. A number that would be enough to vaccinate 5 million people.

Germany will open vaccination centers

Optimism is also a must in the United States, where Moncef Slaoui, head of vaccine development, spoke in an interview with CNN, a possible distribution in mid-December.

In Germany, the newspaper World Sunday says hundreds of vaccination centers will be set up starting in December. Health Minister Jens Spahn assured it was there “Reasons to be optimistic that a vaccine will be approved in Europe this year”.

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