After the campaign of criticism against Britain for being the first country to grant the green light to the Coronavirus vaccine produced by "Pfizer" and "Biontech", one of the "Pfizer" officials broke his silence, stressing that he "could not wait" until his mother got the vaccine.

Britain gave approval for the emergency use of the vaccine developed by Pfizer and Biontech last week, to lead the global race to start the most important mass vaccination program in history.

Earlier Sunday, the United Kingdom announced that it was preparing to launch the "Covid-19" vaccine this week, making the vaccine initially available in hospitals before stockpiles were distributed to doctors' offices.

The first doses are scheduled to be given, Tuesday, with the Public Health Authority giving top priority to vaccinating people over the age of 80, health care workers, care home employees and residents.

In total, Britain has requested 40 million doses, enough to vaccinate 20 million people in the country of 67 million. It is expected that about 800 thousand doses will be available during the first week.

And Saturday, the executive director of "Pfizer" in the United Kingdom, Ben Osborne, said that he is "very confident" in the safety of the vaccine, to the extent that he "is ready to take it today and give it to his mother as soon as possible."

Osborne, who is 43, said he would not receive the vaccine until it reached those who had priority to get it first.

He told the British newspaper, "Daily Mail": "I will willingly get it today. I hope that my mother, who is at the top of the list of priority ones, will be in a position to receive our vaccine or any of the other companies, if he gets the necessary license in the coming weeks." .

He continued, "I have no hesitation in recommending my family to join the waiting list (to get the vaccine)."

Osborne’s comments came after criticisms made by health officials in other countries, led by the United States, against the speed with which Britain accepted the license to use the vaccine, considering that it had not been sufficiently studied.

The "Pfizer" official responded to these criticisms by saying that their purpose is "political", criticizing what he considered "mixing science with politics."

He also referred to the posts that spread on social media, which talk about frightening stories about the side effects of the vaccine, saying that it is "incorrect information", calling on officials to prevent the spread of fabricated stories.

Source: Agencies

By:Nadeemy Haded