UK Prepares for Huge Vaccination Rollout Starting on Tuesday (Tomorrow)

Breitbart ^ | 6 Dec 2020 | BREITBART LONDON

[BeauBo]

The coronavirus vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech was being sent to hospitals across the U.K. in super-cold containers on Sunday, two days ahead of the kickoff of Britain’s biggest-ever immunization program, one being closely watched around the world.

Around 800,000 doses of the vaccine are expected to be in place for the start of the rollout on Tuesday, a day that British Health Secretary Matt Hancock has reportedly dubbed as “V-Day,” a nod to triumphs in World War II.

“Despite the huge complexities, hospitals will kickstart the first phase of the largest scale vaccination campaign in our country’s history from Tuesday,” said Professor Stephen Powis, NHS England’s national medical director. “The first tranche of vaccine deliveries will be landing at hospitals by Monday in readiness.”

Last week the U.K. became the first country to authorize the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine for emergency use. In trials, the vaccine was shown to have around 95% efficacy. Vaccinations will be administered starting Tuesday at around 50 hospital hubs in England. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will also begin their vaccination rollouts the same day.

Governments and health agencies around the world will be monitoring the British vaccination program to note its successes and failures and adjust their own plans accordingly...

Patients aged 80 and above who are already attending hospitals as outpatients and those being discharged after a stay in the hospital will be among the first to receive the jab in Britain. Hospitals will also start inviting over 80s in for a vaccine shot and will work with nursing homes to book staff into vaccination clinics. Any appointments not taken up will be offered to those health workers deemed to be at the highest risk of serious illness from COVID-19.

[BeauBo]

Very likely that the US Government will approve the Phizer/BioNTech vaccine this week.

The US approval meeting is scheduled for the 10th (Friday).

If it is not approved then, they are not really trying. Those bureaucrats should have been on emergency recall, to come in at night, as soon as results were ready for review.

The vaccine itself has already started shipping out, and is already pre-positioned around the USA.

Assuming approvals occur on schedule, enough vaccine for 20 million people should be delivered in December, 50 million in January, and 100 million by the end of February.

After delivery, there will be some lag time to administer the vaccine to individuals, and then they will need a second shot three weeks later.

The vaccination program should be running hog wild after New Year's Day.

[cuban leaf]

I suspect that the people easiest duped, and least likely to get or suffer from this virus (those under 30) are the ones that are going to be going all out to get this vaccine.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Those bureaucrats should have been on emergency recall, to come in at night, as soon as results were ready for review.

Absolutely. The US has become so sclerotic and bureaucratic that the UK - the traditional home of useless bureaucracy in the Western world - is now faster than us at approving vaccines for pandemic. This is a national embarrassment.

[A Navy Vet]

" in super-cold containers"

Has anyone explained how the local CVS/Walmart will get such "super-cold containers", and the time frame from container to injection? I doubt the injections can be at the same temperature.

[A Navy Vet]

"Fortunately, the vaccine is stable at normal refrigerator temperatures, between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius (35.6 to 46.4 F), for a few days, meaning it can be stored locally. After defrosting the vaccine, which takes a few hours, additional time is required to prepare it to be given in a shot."

When in doubt, read further. Now I get the process. Thanks for playing.

[MarMema]

They have a procedure in place for thawing and use of post thaw. I said it somewhere in the last few days.
But people in more rural areas may have to drive.

[MarMema]

There ya go!

[BeauBo]

Although the Phizer vaccine needs to be stored (long term) at a very cold temperature (-94 F), such capability is not prohibitively rare in the USA.

They just won’t maintain large inventories at the retail/end user locations. More frequent “just in time” deliveries will be made, when groups are scheduled for innoculations (e.g. a nursing home).

Several large providers have been contracted to handle large scale administration of vaccines into arms, including CVS and Walgrens. They have already identified their storage facilities, and begun organizing/training teams.

[A Navy Vet]

Thanks for the info. As I said above, I read further.

[Disambiguator]

And so it begins. I’m starting to think the mRNA vaccine is what will precipitate the zombie apocalypse.

[Bulwyf]

Hopefully. I’m weary of the wait.

[ridesthemiles]

Sterilization is at hand.