Coronavirus vaccine status: Pfizer’s vaccine could be ready by Christmas before Oxford-AstraZeneca’s
Live MintTop officials in the British government believe that a German coronavirus vaccine backed by Pfizer could be ready to distribute by Christmas before the results are in on AstraZeneca’s competing vaccine, with the first doses earmarked for the elderly and vulnerable, according to a report. “Senior government sources expect that a verdict on whether it works will be available before Oxford’s competing vaccine, which may not provide results until after Christmas,” the report said. Chief executive of Pfizer, Albert Bourla told the Times that the Covid-19 vaccine was in the “last mile” and that the pharmaceutical firm expected results within a matter of weeks. Global Covid cases top 44.4 million The overall number of coronavirus cases worldwide has topped 44.4 million, while the fatalities have surged to 1,173,270, as per a Johns Hopkins University report.