“Vaccines do not equal zero Covid,” said WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan, adding that not everyone will be able to receive it early next year.
But he cautioned against the “growing perception that the pandemic is over” with the virus still spreading fast, putting enormous pressure on hospitals and health care workers.The WHO says 51 candidate vaccines are currently being tested on humans, with 13 reaching final-stage mass testing.-BioNTech, for general use, piling pressure on other countries to swiftly follow suit., France and Spain have said jabs will begin in January for the most vulnerable.
Firms specializing in insulating containers are on a war footing after Pfizer and BioNTech said their vaccine needs to be stored at -94 degrees Fahrenheit . And US logistics giant UPS is producing 1,100 pounds of dry ice an hour in its depots and has developed portable freezers capable of storing the vaccines at temperatures down to -112 Fahrenheit.Standing in the way of success are growing signs of vaccine skepticism, with misinformation and mistrust coloring public acceptance of inoculation.
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