The UK is expected to launch the world's first Covid-19 vaccination campaign next week.
A boon for the government of Boris Johnson, much criticized for its management of the epidemic, and which is also negotiating its divorce from the European Union by January 1, 2021. The national health agency,
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
(MHRA) has just given the green light to the vaccine from the American giant Pfizer and the German laboratory BioNTech.
To be effective, this vaccine requires two injections one month apart and involves an expensive supply chain because it must be stored at - 70 ° C.
The UK has pre-ordered 40 million doses of the vaccine, manufactured in Belgium, but is not expected to receive more than 800,000 doses from next week.
Read also: UK gives first green light to Pfizer-BioNTech
A tight race
The announcement of several 90% effective vaccines against Covid-19 has raised immense hope around the world.
The race is close between Chinese, Russians, Americans and Europeans.
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