COVID-19 vaccine progress as cases surge globally

A rally in Salt Lake City during the pandemic

Source: AAP

A senior World Health Organisation official says a coronavirus vaccine may be rolled out by March 2021. The comments come as COVID-19 infection numbers continue to rise in Europe and the United States.


The World Health organisation anticipates if a coronavirus vaccine is rolled out by March 2021 to the most vulnerable, it could change the course of the pandemic.   Bruce Aylward told a WHO meeting that interim results from Pfizer Inc's late-stage vaccine trial were very positive.  While Pfizer's report on its stage three trial is welcome news, doctors and scientists are warning against early celebrations.  The vaccine has been tested on 43,500 people in six countries without raising safety concerns, but not all of the scientific data has been released yet.

 


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