ANALYSIS: The world was ablaze with hope following the announcement last week that a vaccine developed by Pfiser and BioNTech may be more than 90 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19. Within the week, a second potentially effective vaccine emerged from US biotech firm Moderna. As has been observed already, “Distributing an effective Covid-19 vaccine to the global population will likely be the greatest logistical challenge since World War II.”Who gets a vaccine first? Bebeto Matthews/AP Pfizer says an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90 per cent effective at preventing Covid-19, but it doesn't mean a vaccine is imminent. Many agencies, including the World Health Organisation (WHO), have demonstrated that health outcomes are related to socio-economic, ethnic and gender inequalities.

Source: Stuff November 18, 2020 02:48 UTC