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Looks like the EU is set to "bury" it's incompetence over disribution of the vaccines.(no pun intended).
The big story, over the next week or two, is whether the vaccines will go to those who place a timely order, or should they go to the Country of the developer.
The big story, over the next week or two, is whether the vaccines will go to those who place a timely order, or should they go to the Country of the developer.
Hopefully the EU Countries might now realise that they could have placed the orders, in good time, had they got an efficient system in place to so do.
It bodes not so well for all the rest of the world!
"Me First" will come home to bite us all?
Australia has a contract with Pfizer for 10 million doses, The vaccine was approved by the TGA a few days ago. It will be interesting to see what we get.
Our PM, Scotty from Marketing, originally said the roll out would occur in mid March, then for some reason, about Christmas time, he brought that forward to mid February. Now the government has said that due to production delays it might be delayed to late February.
The original a TGA approval was for people over 16 but there are queries whether this vaccine is suitable for pregnant women and/or nursing mothers.
The government also has a contract for the AstraZenica vaccine but that has yet to be approved by the TGA. Supply of that will not be a problem because it will be made in Australia at the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories.
As of today there are no active community cases in Australia but that can change in an instant. NSW has had no new cases for 5 days.
As a side note:
The NZ PM, the lovely Jacinda Ardern, is a bit cross with Australia because it suspended the NZ quarantine free flights to Australia for 72 hours after they had a case of the South African Strain in their community.
BTW I was wrong in my last post NSW has not had a case of Covid for 9 days not 5 as I stated but, as I said, that can change in an instant. Testing rates are right down and Covid fragments are still being detected in sewage in the Liverpool area.