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February 28, 2021 We must always be ready to face a pandemic.
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, told the Financial Times, admitting that Europe is going through its most difficult time for the delivery of vaccines, warning that "many, many problems" could always occur within the process. of production.
Looking towards the second quarter of the year, he pointed out that a second EU contract with Pfizer-BioNTech for the vaccine would go into effect, along with Johnson & Johnson's new serum, which is expected to be authorized in March.
“We are entering an era of pandemics.
If you look at what has happened in recent years: hiv, ebola, mers and sars.
Those were epidemics that could have been contained, but we can't think it's all over once covid-19 is over.
The risk remains. "This is why Europe needs to gear up by creating an infrastructure similar to the one in the US.
The president recalls that last month she presented a plan for biodefence called the" Hera "incubator, which it will unite researchers, biotech companies, producers and public authorities to monitor health emergencies and work quickly on vaccines.
The president is worried about the risk of variants "The virus is still raging near us." Precisely for this reason the vaccine is the only weapon to defeat the virus. "It is important that the required doses are delivered in Europe." And on the delays of Astrazeneca he explained: "They must honor their contract and we want the part we deserve".