Today is a big day in the British fight against coronavirus. But it will be a long, tough move to get to the finish line.
As the first western country, Britain today begins a mass vaccination of the population against coronavirus.
“V-Day” Minister of Health Matt Hancock calls the day when he himself will take the lead and be vaccinated live on television to try to show that the vaccine is safe.
The term V-Day usually refers in Britain to “Victory Day”, which marks the surrender of Germany in World War II on May 8, 1945, but is now used in relation to the virus that has affected large parts of the world.
The day has been hailed as a milestone in the fight against the virus, but for the authorities , enormous work awaits with the distribution of millions of vaccines and informing the population about the work.
– There is light at the end of the tunnel, but we are not quite there yet. We have to hold on, says Hancock.
A marathon
Stephen Powis, medical director of the British Hospital Service, NHS, has pointed out that it will be a “marathon, not a sprint”. The effort is expected to last well into next year.
The vaccine being rolled out was developed by Pfizer and Biontech.
It has shown promising results in terms of efficiency. But it is also the first time ever that it is being sent out to the general public, and it is creating challenges.
