Massive rollout of COVID-19 vaccine in Britain could be completed in as little as three months
A massive deployment of a COVID-19 vaccine in Britain could be completed in as little as three months, The Times reported, citing government scientists.
Scientists working on the Oxford vaccine hope regulators will approve it before the start of 2021, the newspaper said.
A comprehensive COVID-19 vaccination program, which would exclude children, could be faster than experts predicted, the Times said, adding that health officials believe every adult could receive a dose of the vaccine within six months.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Thursday it had started reviewing data on the potential COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, in real time, the first of such measures aimed at to expedite any approval process in the region for a vaccine.
News from the European journal also increases the odds of the British vaccine, which is seen as leading the race for an effective COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first to be approved in Europe for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus which in killed more. of a million people in the world.
The Times report added that plans being considered by the government include allowing a much larger group of health workers to administer the vaccine, setting up drive-thru vaccination centers and recruiting the assistance from the armed forces.
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