The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for widespread use. British regulator, the MHRA, says the jab, which offers up to 95% protection against Covid-19 illness, is safe for rollout next week. Immunisations could start within days for those who need it the most, such as elderly people in care homes. The UK has already ordered 40m doses - enough to vaccinate 20m people. Around 10m doses should be available soon, with the first 800,000 arriving in the UK in the coming days. It is the fastest ever vaccine to go from concept to reality, taking only 10 months to follow the same developmental steps that normally span a decade. Health Secretary Matt Hancock tweeted "Help is on its way", and told BBC Breakfast that people will be contacted by the NHS when it is their turn for the jab. He added: "I'm confident now with the news today that from spring, from Easter onwards, things are going to be better and we're going to have a summer next year that everybody can enjoy." NHS Chief Executive, Sir Simon Stevens, said the health service was preparing for "the largest-scale vaccination campaign in our country's history". Around 50 hospitals are on standby and vaccination centres in venues such as conference centres are being set up now. Although vaccination can start, people still need to remain vigilant and follow coronavirus rules to stop the spread, say experts. That means sticking with the social distancing and face masks, and testing people who may have the virus and asking them to isolate. Prof Danny Altman, Professor of Immunology at Imperial College London, said news of the approval was "momentous". "We have the first emergency approval for use of a really effective vaccine. Truly heroic." What is the vaccine? It is a new type called an mRNA vaccine that uses a tiny fragment of genetic code from the pandemic virus to teach the body how to fight Covid-19 and build immunity. An mRNA vaccine has never been approved for use in humans before, although people have received them in clinical trials. The vaccine must be stored at around -70C and will be transported in special boxes, packed in dry ice. Once delivered, it can be kept for up to five days in a fridge. Who will get it and when? Experts have drawn up a provisional priority list, targeting people at highest risk. Top are care home residents and staff, followed by people over 80 and other health and social care workers. They will receive the first stocks of the vaccine - some as soon as next week. Mass immunisation of everyone over 50, as well as younger people with pre-existing health conditions, can happen as more stocks become available in 2021. It is given as two injections, 21 days apart, with the second dose being a booster. What about other Covid vaccines? There are some other promising vaccines that could also be approved soon. One from Moderna uses the same mRNA approach as the Pfizer vaccine and offers similar protection. The UK has pre-ordered 7m doses that could be ready by the spring. The UK has ordered 100m doses of a different type of Covid vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca. That vaccine uses a harmless virus, altered to look a lot more like the virus that causes Covid-19. Russia has been using another vaccine, called Sputnik, and the Chinese military has approved another one made by CanSino Biologics. Both work in a similar way to the Oxford vaccine.
NHS Chief Executive, Sir Simon Stevens, said the health service was preparing for "the largest-scale vaccination campaign in our country's history". Around 50 hospitals are on standby and vaccination centres in venues such as conference centres are being set up now. Although vaccination can start, people still need to remain vigilant and follow coronavirus rules to stop the spread, say experts. That means sticking with the social distancing and face masks, and testing people who may have the virus and asking them to isolate. Prof Danny Altman, Professor of Immunology at Imperial College London, said news of the approval was "momentous". "We have the first emergency approval for use of a really effective vaccine. Truly heroic." What is the vaccine? It is a new type called an mRNA vaccine that uses a tiny fragment of genetic code from the pandemic virus to teach the body how to fight Covid-19 and build immunity. An mRNA vaccine has never been approved for use in humans before, although people have received them in clinical trials.
The vaccine must be stored at around -70C and will be transported in special boxes, packed in dry ice. Once delivered, it can be kept for up to five days in a fridge. Who will get it and when? Experts have drawn up a provisional priority list, targeting people at highest risk. Top are care home residents and staff, followed by people over 80 and other health and social care workers. They will receive the first stocks of the vaccine - some as soon as next week. Mass immunisation of everyone over 50, as well as younger people with pre-existing health conditions, can happen as more stocks become available in 2021. It is given as two injections, 21 days apart, with the second dose being a booster. What about other Covid vaccines? There are some other promising vaccines that could also be approved soon. One from Moderna uses the same mRNA approach as the Pfizer vaccine and offers similar protection. The UK has pre-ordered 7m doses that could be ready by the spring. The UK has ordered 100m doses of a different type of Covid vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca. That vaccine uses a harmless virus, altered to look a lot more like the virus that causes Covid-19.
Russia has been using another vaccine, called Sputnik, and the Chinese military has approved another one made by CanSino Biologics. Both work in a similar way to the Oxford vaccine.
美国FDA审查最严格
英国为啥效率这么高啊
而且英国人为啥这么聪明啊? 能产生 牛顿和 Dyson 这种伟大的科学家啊?
互相认可不就得了? 节省时间啊!!
建议 美国, 英国 和 德国 三个国家合并,
大家之间签定协会, 三个国家互相认可对方的检查和标准.
干脆合并 为 1 个 统一的联邦, 多好啊?
为啥非得搞的这么官僚呢?
美国和英国合并吧!!!
美国直接认可英国的检验 不就得了.
非搞的这么慢吗?
英国人 基本是世界上最聪明和智慧的人了.
这个国家虽然面积小的惊人
但是产生了世界最重要, 最多的科学家和文学家啊
特殊情况下, 美国的政府机关能不能快点办事啊?
美国和英国 这2个国家合并合并, 互相认可对方的标准, 不就得了.
为啥美国 非得 单独一个标准啊/
FDA还要检查生产线所以慢一点。再说反正瓶颈是产量也不差这两天。为什么这么严格还不是川普在那里天天吹，要是申请交上去第二天一早就批准了还有人敢打吗？
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world-55156864 https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55145696
啥叫人家的疫苗？ 辉瑞难道不是美国公司。这次疫苗三期结果不是像一般发表在医学期刊上的而是新闻发布的数据。FDA严格核查也没错。
英国真是效率高啊
看她post的内容和风格，还有见识， 明显的晓庆体
晓庆这么多马甲，烦不烦啊
好几个马甲这人，纽约凤姐，cuomo pelos ,等等
还有Biden
估计他也知道这些ID被屏蔽了，所以一直换。
反应停事件了解一下再来BB