PHILADELPHIA – A vaccine is the only way to end the coronavirus pandemic, and Philadelphia’s most sensible doctor hopes, and perhaps more, will be obtained early next year.
Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley said Tuesday that he is confident that philadelphians will have at least one coronavirus vaccine in the first months of 2021.
Officials will wait to vaccinate citizens until studies show that the vaccines available are effective.
Once a vaccine or vaccine has been shown to be safe and effective, Farley said the city would supply vaccines to previous populations, such as the elderly, others with chronic diseases, and fitness workers. He also said that the priory would be given to African Americans and other computers because the virus has a more potent effect on those communities.
After the initial vaccination period, low-risk populations and, in all likelihood, all will be vaccinated.
Farley spoke about 3 vaccines that are in lar-back testing stages: one that is developing through Moderna and has been distributed to another 30,000 people in 89 locations across the country; A vaccine from a German company that is given to another 30,000 people in the United States, Germany, Argentina and Brazil; and the Oxford University vaccine, which is given to others in England, India, Brazil and South Africa.
According to Farley, the vaccine developed through Oxford is already in production due to optimism about its protection and efficacy. China is also two vaccines. In total, around 40 vaccines are being prepared, he noted.
He also referred to the vaccine promoted through the Russian government, saying it has only been used in trials and studies to demonstrate its protection and effectiveness.
“Using a vaccine that hasn’t been sufficiently tested in the general population is something we don’t do in America and I don’t think anyone deserves to do it,” he said. “People deserve not to get an outdoor vaccine from a study unless they are proven to be effective.”
Farley said he had heard of concerns about vaccines: that more people will need them and that others are concerned that they are not receiving them.
These two considerations are balanced to some extent, he said.
Farley reported 84 new cases of coronavirus in the city on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases reported in the city to 32432 since March 10.
More than a portion of the new cases involve other people under the age of 40, he said.
Last week’s positivity rate was 4.08%, down from 4.1% last week.
Farley said the number of instances in the city had not replaced much and gave the impression that it had stabilized.
No new coronavirus-related deaths were reported on Tuesday. The total death toll in the city is 1717. Of the 1,717 deaths, 863, or 50 in line with the penny, they are citizens of retirement homes or long-term care centers.
Farley said that over 3,000 coronavirus checks were administered last week and the average time to get the effects of the controls was two days.
Several sites now offer tests to children. Sites may provide tests for children online here.
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