COVID-19: Switzerland approves Pfizer vaccines, 90 year old woman first to get shot

A 90-year-old resident from canton of Lucerne became first person to be ministered with Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. government of Switzerland started a mass campaign to iculate vulnerable home care residents that fall under high-risk groups, canton informed on its official site. On December 22, Swissmedic approved Pfizer and BioNtech vaccines as first shipment arrived in country and was distributed by Swiss military in canton of Lucerne.

According to a release by Switzerland’s Federal office for Public Health, Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine is set to be delivered to Switzerland in sts. first batch of vials will comprise around 100,000 doses to be delivered by first quarter of 2021, according to federal health office’s release.  government of Switzerland ordered a total of 3 million doses of vaccine from Pfizer.

“In first phase, alrey in December, cantons will be able to begin with first vaccinations for people in vulnerable groups, in targeted and supervised settings. From 4 January 2021, it will be possible to start vaccinating or vulnerable groups,” federal health ministry informed in an online update. ditionally, country signed a contract to purchase a total of 15 million doses of vaccine from or pharmaceutical firms, including 4.5 million doses from Moderna and up to 5.3 million doses from AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca and Moderna vaccines are still undergoing approval process at Swissmedic, according to an FHO’s statement. “ Covid-19 vaccination will be free of charge for population. costs will be covered by federal government, cantons, and health insurance,” it anunced. 

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More supply ordered by US

Earlier, Pfizer struck a deal with US for an ditional 100 million doses and more purchases to be me in 2021 under Operation Warp Speed (OWS), bringing current total purchase to 200 million vials. ditional doss will be delivered to US by second quarter of July 31, 2021, and more supplies to be procured by third and fourth quarters to vaccinate more Americans, according to deal still in making. According to Pfizer’s official release, US government has agreed to pay $1.95 billion in order to procure a vaccine to iculate ar 100 milling population in second quarter of 2021. 

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