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Covid-19 Vaccine: UK Experts Caution Against Hopes Of ‘Return To Normal’

Distribution of Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine Will Be A ‘Mammoth’ Logistical Operation

 
• By Ian Schofield

The Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine results are a cause for celebration, but there is still a long way to go. Safety data are still awaited, as is more information on efficacy, and the mass rollout of the vaccine will pose significant practical challenges.

Back to normal. Hand turns dice and changes the expression "corona life" to "normal life".
What will the post-COVID-19 normal look like? • Source: Shutterstock

UK politicians and health experts have welcomed the interim trial results for the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine candidate but they are counseling caution and playing down suggestions that “things could return to normal” by spring 2021.

The results showed the vaccine had an efficacy rate of more than 90%. Health Secretary Matt Hancock described the news...

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