translated from Spanish: Who will be the first to receive the Covid-19 vaccine?

The World Health Organization has announced that it is creating directives for the ethical distribution of vaccines against COVID-19. According to Who expert Swaminathan, Swaminathan, the priority will be those at the forefront of risk, such as doctors and police, as well as the most vulnerable to the disease, who are elderly and diabetic, to which people exposed in high-transmission areas such as slums are added. “You have to start with the most vulnerable and then progressively vaccinate more people,” he said. They also expressed that the possibility of the vaccine before 2021 existed, but that the challenge is very great as each person will require two doses of vaccine. Rafael Vilasanjuan, a member of The Board of Directors of Gavi (the global alliance for vaccination), explained that, for now, global production capacity is 2 billion doses per year, while the world’s population reaches 7.5 billion people in “equal risk.” We will be able to have 250 million doses of vaccines per month if manufacturing is increased,” the expert added. According to its calculations, once a vaccine is available, each country will receive 20% of the dose corresponding to its population. The country has to pay that 20% in advance and thus promotes production based on its resources and ensures its dosage amount. 

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