Pfizer Spain expects to receive 20Mln Pfizer vaccine doses in early 2021: Spanish Health Minister
Moscow/UNI: The Spanish government expects to receive 20 million doses of Pfizer vaccine by early 2021, said Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa said on Tuesday.
Illa said that his country is planning to sign a contract with Pfizer and some other companies regarding delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine during the coming two weeks.
While speaking to the TVE channel he said that about 10 million people would be vaccinated through these vaccines "We estimate that we will receive about 20 million doses of Pfizer vaccine. It is a double dose vaccine, so about 10 million people can be vaccinated. The vaccines will be free, they will be distributed through the national health system."
The minster stated that the decision on who will receive the vaccine first would be determined by the experts from the health ministry and autonomous communities.
Illa added that there would be no problems with the delivery of the vaccine that must be kept at an ultralow temperature, as the producers guarantee the right temperature.
On Monday, German company BioNTech and its US partner Pfizer announced a successful third phase of clinical trials of the COVID-19 vaccine. It demonstrates over 90 percent efficiency in preventing the coronavirus disease, the companies said.
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