{"id":7017,"date":"2021-01-01T15:31:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T10:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nerising.in\/?p=7017"},"modified":"2021-01-10T16:35:35","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T11:05:35","slug":"who-grants-pfizer-covid-vaccine-for-emergency-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northeastrising.in\/test\/who-grants-pfizer-covid-vaccine-for-emergency-use\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO grants Pfizer COVID vaccine for emergency use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>COVID Vaccine, Jan 1:<\/strong> The World Health Organization (<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019?gclid=CjwKCAiArbv_BRA8EiwAYGs23GjkTrZmzKCCdM4sPJ4smJdlMXYOAf0Doa45jE-jqOtm9yjcQQi36BoCVooQAvD_BwE\">WHO<\/a><\/span>) granted emergency validation to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine, paving the way for countries worldwide to quickly approve its distribution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Britain launched its inoculation drive with the US-German vaccine on December 8, with the United States, Canada, and EU countries following suit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the novel coronavirus first broke out in China a\u00a0year ago, WHO said the Pfizer\/BioNTech vaccine was the first to receive its &#8220;<strong>emergency validation<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a very positive step towards ensuring global access to <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/nerising.in\/oxford-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-approved-by-uk-regulator\/\">COVID-19<\/a><\/span> vaccines. But I want to emphasize the need for an even greater global effort to achieve enough vaccine supply to meet the needs of priority populations everywhere.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHO said its emergency use listing opens the way for regulators in different countries to approve the import and distribution of the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It said it also enables UNICEF, which plays a key logistical role in distributing anti-Covid vaccines, and the Pan-American Health Organization to procure the vaccine for countries that need it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHO convened its own experts and those from around the world to review the data on the Pfizer\/BioNTech vaccine&#8217;s &#8220;<strong>safety, efficacy and quality<\/strong>,&#8221; weighing the benefits against the risks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<strong>The review found that the vaccine met the must-have criteria for safety and efficacy set out by WHO, and that the benefits of using the vaccine to address COVID-19 offset potential risks<\/strong>,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID Vaccine, Jan 1: The World Health Organization (WHO) granted emergency validation to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine, paving the way for countries worldwide to quickly approve its distribution. 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