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Brussels (Belgium), Feb 6 (EFE), (Camera: Leo Rodriguez).- The director general of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries & Associations (EFPIA), Nathalie Moll, acknowledged in an interview with Efe that laboratories overestimated their production capacity for Covid-19 vaccines, causing distribution delays. STATEMENTS BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES & ASSOCIATIONS (EFPIA), NATHALIE MOLL
Patients at a clinic run by the Boone County Health Department in West Virginia were supposed to receive Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday. But according to CNN, the 42 people were administered COVID-19 antibodies, instead. Officials said it was an isolated incident but didn't explain exactly how such a mix-up occurred. Fortunately, state and local health officials don't think they are at any risk of harm. The West Virginia National Guard issued a statement soon after, vowing to avoid such incidents in the future. We immediately reviewed and strengthened our protocols to enhance our distribution process to prevent this from happening again. Maj. Gen. James Hoyer Adjutant General, West Virginia National Guard
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine confers more than 50% protection against the virus within 10 days of receiving the first dose. Pfizer, which developed the vaccine with BioNTech, said the vaccine was more than 95% after 2 doses. The two vaccine doses are intended to be administered 21 days apart. According to UPI, data suggests that the vaccine is effective for everyone regardless of weight or age. The U.S. federal government has agreed to purchase enough of the vaccine to inoculate 50 million people.
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hails "encouraging" news about Covid-19 vaccines but voices serious concern about surging cases in many countries, insisting that complacency is not an option. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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