Capitals-Sana
Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, the Regional Director of the World Health Organization in the Eastern Mediterranean, confirmed that the number of deaths from the Corona virus in the countries of the region has reached 76 thousand cases so far, stressing that all preventive measures must be taken because the coming period will be difficult and perhaps harder than the past 9 months of the spread of the pandemic.
Al-Mandhari said during an online press conference about Corona developments in the Eastern Mediterranean Region that there are more than one vaccine that has reached the final stages, but reaching the vaccine is not the end of the pandemic, explaining that everyone will receive the vaccine fairly after reaching it.
In addition, the results of the trial on the Covid 19 pandemic vaccine developed by the University of Oxford in Britain and AstraZeneca showed that it safely induces a strong immune response in healthy older adults.
And with the publication of the results of the second phase of the trial today, the experimental vaccine produced fewer side effects in people aged 56 and over compared to young people, which is an important result given that Covid 19 causes disproportionately severe symptoms among the elderly.
The manufacturers said the vaccine is undergoing broader and more comprehensive Phase-III trials to confirm the results.
It is reported that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is one of 48 vaccines undergoing human trials against Covid 19, according to the World Health Organization.
