The World Health Organization said Friday it did not expect widespread immunization against the novel coronavirus until mid-2021, despite growing expectations in the US and beyond that a vaccine could be released within weeks. COVID19
GENEVA - The World Health Organization said Friday it did not expect widespread immunization against the novel coronavirus until mid-2021, despite growing expectations in the US and beyond that a vaccine could be released within weeks.
"We know of at least 6 to 9 that have got quite a long way with the research already," WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris told reporters in Geneva. But as the pandemic continues to take a devastating toll, there has been massive pressure to roll out a vaccine quickly. The FDA has faced allegations from the medical community, which it has denied, that it is bowing to political pressure from Trump, who is trailing Democratic challenger Joe Biden in the polls.The worry is that, for emergency use approval, the bar for ruling a vaccine safe and effective is lower than that for normal full approvals.
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