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The Health Organization dashed hopes for a quick vaccine

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Geneva: The World Health Organization said Friday that it does not expect large-scale vaccination campaigns against the emerging corona virus until mid-2021, squandering hope for a quick vaccine, at a time when research revealed early encouraging results for a Russian vaccine.

The virus, which has killed about 870,000 people worldwide, continues to spread. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, known for his love of extravagance, became the last celebrity afflicted with him and was hospitalized after the results of the tests that were taken to confirm his infection with Covid-19 were positive.

Around the world, governments are hoping to announce the availability of a vaccine for the virus, which has infected more than 26 million people, upended millions of lives and wreaked havoc on the global economy.

The United Nations Health Organization welcomed the fact that “a large number” of experimental vaccines are now entering the last experimental stages, which usually involve tens of thousands of people.

However, “regarding a realistic schedule, we do not really expect to see the vaccine being administered on a large scale until the middle of next year,” according to WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris.

WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the agency will not approve any vaccine unless it is effective and safe.

Limited experiences
Russia has already approved a vaccine, according to a study published in the Lancet medical journal Friday that patients participating in early tests developed antibodies “without any serious adverse effects.”

But scientists warned that these trials are limited to prove the safety and efficacy of the experimental vaccine, as it included only 76 participants.

Washington also urged various US states to prepare to start administering an expected vaccine by the first of November, raising concerns that President Donald Trump’s administration is rushing to start distributing a vaccine before the November 3 elections.

Under normal procedures, researchers have to wait months or years to verify that candidate vaccines are safe and effective.

But there was tremendous pressure to roll out a vaccine quickly as the pandemic continued to cause human and economic losses.

He did not save the celebrities
Since its emergence in China late last year, the virus has not spared famous people and personalities, the most recent of which was Berlusconi.

Among the famous injured are three players from the Paris Saint-Germain soccer team, including Brazilian Neymar.

The list includes actor Tom Hanks and recently Robert Pattinson, who was reported by a film industry magazine, that he contracted the virus during the filming of the last Batman films (Batman) in Britain.

Berlusconi spent the night in a Milan hospital being treated for pneumonia, but his condition was said to be “encouraging”.

The 83-year-old billionaire tested positive for the virus earlier this week after returning from vacation to Sardinia at his luxury villa.

Employees avoid offices
Around the world, business owners and employees are counting the cost of the pandemic as rising infections force governments to impose lockdowns.

Even in places where lockdown measures have eased, employees who are able to work from home would rather continue doing so than return to the office.

In the usually bustling central of London, restaurants that used to crowd are struggling.

“People saw that they could work from home … We cannot provide service at home,” says Berat, the manager of a Turkish restaurant. The restaurant, near St. Paul’s Cathedral, has only 15 percent of its regular customers.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is trying to encourage the British to return to the offices, but that is easier said than done.

As for the oil giant British Petroleum (BP), which announced the abolition of ten thousand jobs after the epidemic hit the demand for energy and prices, it encourages non-essential employees to work from home.

For the banks, Barclays, HSBC and Lloyds, many of their employees are working remotely.

Temporary recovery
But it’s not all bad news. The US and Canadian economies announced job creation in August, in a temporary sign of recovery from the epidemic.

As for commercial activities in certain sectors, such as personal protection supplies, Covid-19 has caused a significant rise in demand, and those activities are still making efforts to meet demands.

Malaysia’s glove maker Top Glove said it receives orders for 11 to 12 billion per month, compared to 4.5 billion before the pandemic.

In contrast, customers have to wait approximately 600 days for their orders to be received, compared to a normal delivery period of 30 to 40 days, according to CEO Lim Wu Chai.

In addition, there is a shortage of raw materials, as well as high production prices.

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