American expert Dr. Anthony Fauci - a doctor and immunologist who has served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984 - says it will be understood in early December if the vaccine is approved.
Hopes are growing that a coronavirus vaccine will be approved by the end of the year, while healthcare workers will be the first to be vaccinated. Dr. Anthony Fauci said it would be known in late November or early December if a vaccine would be safe and effective.
He stressed that "the amount of doses that may be available in December will not be enough to vaccinate everyone." Health workers are likely to be given priority in vaccination, as well as people whose health is at risk.
"This can start from the end of this year, the beginning of January, February, March of next year. "When we talk about vaccinating a significant part of the population, so that we can have a significant impact on the dynamics of the outbreak, it is very likely that this type of vaccination will not occur in the second or third trimester," added Fauci. .
A vaccine being developed between scientists and doctors at Oxford University and the drug company AztraZeneca, which is in phase three trials, is thought to be the first vaccine to be approved.
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Source: Guardian
