There could be a major breakthrough in the Covid-19 vaccine trials.
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer says trials show its vaccine is 90 per cent effective, saying it moves the world closer to ending the pandemic.
It’s been a difficult year and the hope of a vaccine is what’s been keeping many of us going during Level 5 restrictions.
Now Pfzier says its phase 3 trials with BioNTech show the vaccine they’ve been developing is 90 per cent effective in preventing Covid 19.
The major breakthrough comes as the CEO of the HSE is hopeful we can have a reasonable Christmas when Level 5 restrictions end.
But Paul Reid adds we have learn from the mistakes about how we came out of the last lockdown.
However with hopes of this vaccine there also comes a warning.
Health experts are keeping an eye on Denmark where a new strain of Covid 19 has been found in minks.
Pfizer has described this vaccine trial development as a great day for science and humanity and says it moves us significantly closer to ending this pandemic.
