Saudi consultant expresses optimism about "Pfizer vaccine"
The Intensive Care and Internal Medicine Consultant, Dr. Safouq Al-Enezi, commented on Pfizer's announcement of a vaccine against the "Covid-19" virus, known as the emerging corona, with an efficacy of more than 90%, expressing his optimism that the pandemic will end, that a breakthrough and a return to normal life will be During the next 2021 year
According to his statements with the Saudi newspaper "Ajel", Al-Anzi confirmed, this day was a great global event and a major breakthrough in the epidemic crisis, thanks to God. Pfizer, in cooperation with the German company Biontech, announced the effectiveness of the vaccine produced by 90%, and this is a great thing compared to what was 50% pre-accepted. The pandemic is nearing the end.
The expert added that registering 90%, by the grace of God, as effective, fully shows us that we are near the end of a major pandemic, indicating that there are other vaccines that call for optimism, such as the Russian vaccine that was announced today after the Pfizer vaccine and its success rate is 90%
The intensive care and internal diseases consultant considered that the most optimistic vaccines are the Chinese vaccines, especially the vaccines Venofam and Sinovac », because they produced an immune response without side effects 100% for those who received the two vaccines
The speed of providing the vaccine. In the same context, Al-Enezi clarified that the Coronavirus pandemic that has claimed human lives will shorten the time period for providing the vaccine, as the usual time period always to produce any vaccine needs five to ten years, but at the time of this pandemic, a period of 12-16 months is sufficient. These vaccines are about to appear
Al-Enezi pointed out that the companies started production before the results were announced in large quantities of billions, and in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia we will have the lion's share, as announced by the Deputy Minister of Health that there are arrangements for vaccines. He also referred to the role of the private sector represented by the chemical company and its contract with Russia to import and produce the vaccine, and KEMARK Saudi Arabia cooperated with other vaccine companies. A date to return to normal life.
Regarding his question about the return to normal life, Al-Enezi explained that the world needs several months to see the results of the vaccine and the recovery of humanity, as urgency in such matters may lead to adverse consequences that harm people because the world needs to decrease the number of deaths, intensive care and overcrowding in hospitals that occurs in some countries around the world.
He also sees that a few months after December or January of next year 2021, the return to life, God willing, the opening of schools, the opening of airports and travel will begin, and the countries will begin to recover from the virus and its repercussions.
The leading role of the Kingdom in fighting the epidemic/.
Al-Anzi expressed his pride in the humanitarian and pioneering role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in its support for efforts to combat the Corona virus, and said: We in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are the country of humanity that leads the G20 led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz - may God protect him - made the fight against the pandemic and material support for vaccines Globalization and its distribution to countries is one of its priorities, as the Chinese President previously confirmed in a phone call with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman that Beijing will work with Riyadh to ensure that vaccines against the Coronavirus are available in all countries of the world, and this is not surprising for the Kingdom of humanity.
Al-Enezi considered that the announcement of the Pfizer vaccine was the best news the world had received since the beginning of the pandemic crisis, but that did not mean complacency and lack of commitment to precautionary measures, stressing the importance of ensuring that the recorded numbers of injuries did not increase and fully cooperate to decrease them until the vaccine was reached.
