The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, qualified this Wednesday as Oxford / AstraZeneca approval of COVID-19 vaccine “fantastic” and promised that as many people as possible will be vaccinated “as quickly as possible.”
“It is really fantastic news and a triumph for British science that the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved for use.”The Briton wrote on his Twitter account, after British regulators gave the green light to the inoculant.
“Now we will proceed to vaccinate as many people as possible as quickly as possible”Johnson added.
For his part, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Assistance, Matt Hancock, indicated that vaccination with the Oxford / AstraZeneca trial will begin on January 4th and expressed his hope that all vulnerable groups in the country will be vaccinated by the European spring.
In statements to the string Sky News, Hancock noted that with this vaccine there is a “Exit” from the pandemic, especially at times when COVID-19 cases in the UK are rising alarmingly due to the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus.
The official stressed that this vaccine may be available to the poorest regions of the world due to its low cost, “Helping to protect countless people from this horrible disease.”
Hancock hopes to unveil this afternoon new restrictive measures in England to contain the contagions and to relieve the pressure in the British hospitals.
The go-ahead from regulators came a day after the UK registered its Highest daily number of coronavirus cases, with 53,135 new positives in the last 24 hours, and 414 deaths caused by the disease.
The number of new infections is almost 12.000 the record for a single day, which had been reached last Monday, with 41,385 cases.
In addition to the Oxford vaccine, considered safe and effective, the United Kingdom is vaccinating with the Oxford vaccine. Pfizer/BioNTech.
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