The coronavirus is spreading like wildfire in dozens of states across the United States. And with colder weather already beginning, to mention the imminent arrival of flu season, experts warn that a big spike in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths may be inevitable. .
The United States, however, is not the only country lately facing a resurgence of coronavirus infections. Several European countries, joining France, Poland, Germany, Portugal and the Netherlands, are now in a situation. In fact, some countries in Europe, for some U. S. states. U. S. officials have already begun implementing stricter restrictions in an effort to prevent the coronavirus from spreading further.
As it stands, it’s hard to see a way out of the coronavirus pandemic without an effective vaccine. And although the U. S. While the U. S. government expected a vaccine to emerge before the end of the year, Dr. Anthony Fauci said this week that a vaccine won’t be available until January 2021 at the earliest.
Specifically, Fauci said pharmaceutical corporations that are lately conducting clinical trials will have enough knowledge to warrant a review around December.
“So it’s up to them to come forward that the company can move forward,” Fauci explained. “In the future, they can apply for emergency use authorization from the FDA. Exactly when the EUA will be granted, it may be in January or it may be later, we do not know.
In the meantime, you may remember that Russia claimed to have developed a COVID-19 vaccine, which it calls Sputnik V, in July. Of course, clinical evidence that the vaccine actually worked is limited, to say the least.
CNN reports:
International virology experts have Russia’s claims of proven safety.
“People who have been immunized with this vaccine will not know whether they will become seriously ill or spread until they encounter the virus,” Konstantin Chumakov, lead virologist at the Global Virus Network, told CNN.
“And to do that, you have to immunize large numbers of people and wait until they become inflamed and see if they have a lower incidence or if they have a more severe disease. There is no replacement for clinical trials. “
A few weeks ago, Dr. Fauci said that the coronavirus vaccine envisioned by Russia had not been properly tested and was therefore “fake” and dangerous.
“It’s not bad because he has a vaccine,” Fauci said. What’s wrong is to say you have an effective vaccine. “
“There’s a big difference,” Fauci continued, “between having a vaccine and testing in trials that are well-designed, randomized, placebo-controlled trials, that when you start giving it widely to millions of people, you’re administering a safe and effective vaccine. The Russians, as far as I know, and I’m pretty sure I’m right, haven’t studied this intensively in very large, randomized, placebo-controlled trials.
Meanwhile, coronavirus cases in Russia have been surging since early October. In fact, the situation in the country has become so dire recently that Russian President Vladimir Putin this week implemented a mandate requiring other people to wear masks in public. There is also a new curfew at 23:00 in institutions such as bars and restaurants.
Yoni Heisler has been writing about Apple and the tech industry in general for more than 15 years. A long-time Mac user and Apple expert, his writings have been published in Apple Edible, Network World, MacLife, Macworld UK and TUAW. Without discussing the latest events with Apple, Yoni enjoys attending improv shows in Chicago, betting on football and cultivating new addictions to television screens.
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