Washington: A major step has been taken in the direction of start vaccination campaign against this deadly virus in America, which is facing the worst corona epidemic in the world. The US Health Agency Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the emergency use of the Pfizer vaccine. After this, US President Donald Trump made a big announcement. He said that the first dose of vaccine would be given in less than 24 hours in the US.
Let us know that more than two lakh 95 thousand people have died due to corona epidemic in America. American company Pfizer and German company BioNotech jointly developed the vaccine. The company claims that its vaccine is 95 percent effective. Its vaccine has been approved in the UK, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Canada. A massive vaccination campaign has been launched in the UK since last Tuesday.
Pfizer-BioNTech’s corona vaccine documents hacked into cyber attack
The FDA stated that the vaccine could be given to people 16 and older. In the first phase of 2.9 million doses, mainly health workers and elderly people will be vaccinated. US President Donald Trump said in a video posted on Twitter that America is the first country in the world to produce a safe and effective vaccine. Today’s achievement is a reminder of America’s unlimited potential.
Trump also said that we have given a safe and effective vaccine in only nine months. It is one of the greatest scientific achievements of history. This will save millions of lives and end the epidemic soon. He is proud to state that the vaccine will be free for all Americans. He further said that his administration has started giving vaccines to every state in the country.
In the FDA advisory committee meeting on Thursday, emergency use of the Pfizer vaccine was recommended by 17 votes against four. The committee on vaccine includes independent scientists, researchers and infectious disease specialists and statisticians. During this time, federal officials said that 64 lakh doses of vaccine will be available within just 24 hours of the approval. At the committee meeting, Pfizer’s senior vice president and vaccine research head Catherine Jenson said, “Our vaccine is highly effective and safe. The epidemic went out of control and the vaccine was urgently needed. ‘
US Expert Committee also gave green signal to use Pfizer vaccine, 17 out of 22 votes in favor
Vaccine trial halted in Australia
The ongoing trial of a corona vaccine in Australia was halted on Friday. This step was taken after some participants appeared HIV infected after being vaccinated. Investigations found the origin of HIV-associated antibodies in participants. This has been revealed in a trial of a vaccine developed by Queensland University.
Pfizer vaccine targeted by hackers
The European Medicine Agency reported that Pfizer’s vaccine was targeted by hackers. In the cyber attack, an attempt was made to target the data associated with this vaccine. The agency said that recently Sputnik’s vaccine was also targeted. Clinical trial of this vaccine is being done by Dr. Reddy’s.
