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That's unrealistically optimistic. The best case scenarios I've heard have it being deployed to healthcare workers late this year, and then hopefully be made av

That's unrealistically optimistic. The best case scenarios I've heard have it being deployed to healthcare workers late this year, and then hopefully be made available across the globe to approach the herd immunity threshold by the end of 2021, at least in some countries/communities. End of 2021 is an optimistic timeline to be talking about "major relief", and that's assuming no one messes with vaccine availability... Until then, we all need to take this extremely seriously and do everything we can to prevent spread.

jryle70 6y ago
They plan to make a million doses available by September, possibly more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-oxford-vaccine-res/over-a-million-doses-of-oxford-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-possible-by-september-researcher-idUSKCN24L1TW https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-oxford...
- thsowers 6y ago
  Is a million doses "major relief"?
  - fuhrysteve 6y ago
    Certainly not, but considering there should be 100M available by the end of the year, it seems like they are scaling up the production line considerably
- ashconnor 6y ago
  That just about covers NHS employees.
- wikibob 6y ago
  A million doses is barely a whisper of a drop in the ocean.
- spideymans 6y ago
  Beyond what others have said about a million doses being a drop in the bucket, the more significant bottleneck will likely be the lack of syringes and glassware to administer the vaccine, rather than a lack of dosages.
dvirsky 6y ago
Fauci has stated early 2021 as the goal for mass vaccination in the US if everything goes right. Provided that it works and provided that hundreds of millions of doses will be ready by EOY, and provided that the US govt. has already ordered enough of them - we can hope all the stars align. For the whole world, yes, it will take much longer than that.
tim333 6y ago
"The UK could be vaccinated for Covid-19 by Christmas, says Oxford vaccine developer" https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/matt-frei/coronavirus-vaccine-could-be-in-uk-by-christmas/ https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/matt-frei/coronavirus...

jryle70 6y ago

They plan to make a million doses available by September, possibly more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-oxford-vaccine-res/over-a-million-doses-of-oxford-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-possible-by-september-researcher-idUSKCN24L1TW https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-oxford...

thsowers 6y ago
Is a million doses "major relief"?
- fuhrysteve 6y ago
  Certainly not, but considering there should be 100M available by the end of the year, it seems like they are scaling up the production line considerably
ashconnor 6y ago
That just about covers NHS employees.
wikibob 6y ago
A million doses is barely a whisper of a drop in the ocean.
spideymans 6y ago
Beyond what others have said about a million doses being a drop in the bucket, the more significant bottleneck will likely be the lack of syringes and glassware to administer the vaccine, rather than a lack of dosages.

dvirsky 6y ago

Fauci has stated early 2021 as the goal for mass vaccination in the US if everything goes right. Provided that it works and provided that hundreds of millions of doses will be ready by EOY, and provided that the US govt. has already ordered enough of them - we can hope all the stars align. For the whole world, yes, it will take much longer than that.

tim333 6y ago

"The UK could be vaccinated for Covid-19 by Christmas, says Oxford vaccine developer" https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/matt-frei/coronavirus-vaccine-could-be-in-uk-by-christmas/ https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/matt-frei/coronavirus...