According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there will not be enough quantity of coronavirus vaccine in the next three to six months to stop the spread of the Covid-19 infection, as per media reports.
Speaking at a social media event, Mike Ryan, Executive Director, urged people to adhere to social distancing protocols to prevent the Covid-19 spread. He said: “We are not going to have sufficient vaccinations in place to prevent a surge in cases for three to six months.”
The WHO reported 49 “candidate vaccines” at the stage of clinical trials in humans by mid-November, up from 11 in mid-June.
WHO said it gathered data from Pfizer and BioNTech on the Covid-19 vaccine to review it for “possible listing for emergency use.”
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said in a statement cited in the Wion report: “ WHO is also in discussions with MHRA on the possibility of accessing some of the information from their assessment, which could expedite WHO’s emergency listing.”
Ryan added: “We shouldn't stop, we need more than 3-4 vaccines. We need to increase production, we need to pull the price down,” he told a social media event. “We need a one-dose vaccine.”
Meanwhile, WHO also urged people to sport a facemask even when they are at their home with their family members, especially when the ventilation is not proper.