Corona vaccine in the US faster than expected? - Olaf Scholz calls for global solidarity

The partners Biontech and Pfizer want to apply for emergency approval for their corona vaccine in the USA.

Delivery should start within 24 hours of approval.

• The partners

  Biontech

  and

  Pfizer *

  want to

  apply for

  an emergency approval of their

  corona vaccine *

  in the

  USA

  on Friday

  .

• The

  delivery

  of millions of vaccine doses to

  within 24 hours after admission

  begin.

• US immunologist

  Anthony Fauci

  described the

  corona vaccines *

  as "cavalry" in the fight against the pandemic *.

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Update from November 20, 4:50 p.m.:

Finance Minister

has

asked

the leading

to participate in the

international

.

"Germany and Europe have already pledged substantial financial

resources

here," said the Vice Chancellor after consultations with the

finance ministers on Friday.

is the second largest donor.

But: "It is necessary that all G20 countries participate," explained

.

According to the Ministry of Finance, a total of

for the

and globally

of

.

The latest news on this gave hope, said

.

A

alliance is now

necessary to ensure fair and equitable access to vaccines.

Corona vaccine: USA plans delivery within 24 hours of approval

First report from November 20:

Munich / Washington - In the past few days, several companies have reported great successes in developing their

.

Chancellor

spoke on Thursday evening that a vaccine could be approved in Europe in December or "very quickly after the turn of the year".

The Mainz company

and its US partner

want to

apply for

in the

for their

on Friday

.

“We will be shipping millions of vaccine doses within 24 hours of FDA approval.

So my message is: Hope and help are on the way, "said US Health

at a briefing for the

the White House on Thursday.

The government hopes that if the decision is positive,

could be available before the end of the year.

Azar also

reported that it is expected that the American vaccine developer

also soon ask for permission for its vaccine.

He praised the work of the scientists.

"In the past two weeks we have seen

about vaccines," said the US Secretary of Health.

Most recently, there were

more than 2,200

in just one day

in the

.

Corona vaccine: "Operation Warp Speed" is intended to ensure rapid distribution

“The goal is to make this vaccine as convenient for people to distribute as the flu vaccine,” said

.

A

, based on a public-private partnership, is already in place.

Army General

, head of this so-called

, assured that there would be

.

“We can ship the vaccine doses anywhere a US state wants to give them.

You can go to one central location or 10,000 different locations, ”he said.

Around 100 million vaccine containers are already ready.

Once Emergency Use Authorization comes, "24 hours later, vaccines will be distributed to the American people and be ready for administration."

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- The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 19, 2020

Coronavirus: US immunologist Fauci describes vaccine as "cavalry" in the fight against the pandemic

The renowned US immunologist

also spoke about the

at the briefing

.

"The speed of the process has not compromised security in any way," he affirmed.

Fauci rejected concerns that the development of

should have been accelerated at the expense of tolerability and effectiveness.

The data from the studies on the vaccines were

judged

by

who owed no one, not even the government.

Fauci

called on the American people to

continue to follow

the "simple" 

to prevent

.

You should wear masks, keep your distance and avoid crowds.

He described the effective

as the "cavalry" in the fight to contain the

.

“When you are fighting in a battle and the cavalry is on the way, you don't stop shooting.

You keep going until the cavalry is there - and then you might want to keep fighting, ”said Fauci.

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