Nigerian Doctor who led Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine study

Dr. Onyema Ogbuagu, the Nigerian doctor who led Pfizer’s study for the Coronavirus vaccine in the United States, is also director of HIV Clinical Trials program at the Yale AIDS program, Infectious Diseases Swction, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, New York. Ogbiagu is part of a team of researchers at Pfizer which announced in conjunction with BioNTech that a vaccine against COVID-19 has been developed with 85 per cent effectiveness. The vaccine was tested on 43, 500 people in six countries in compliance with all safety regulations.

48-hours from now from NHS hubs you can get a jab in England as part of Covid-19 rollout. With 357 million  doses ordered bythe British government – and 500 000 already being sent   by Pfizer and BioNTech and it is hoped 10 million does will be here by the year’s end.  NHS staff will invite people for jabs by text or phone.

Initially, as part of the vaccine roll out programme, the vaccine will be given at 50 NHS hubs which have specialist freezers capable of storing the vaccine, and are able to inject hundreds of people in a short space of time without having to move doses. Then by some Gp led primary care networks from December 14.When ready for injection, vials are warmed to room temperature over a two-hour period, diluted and drawn into needles, then teams have six hours in which to vaccinate patients.

Over-80s amd care home staff will be the first to receive the jab under the vaccination programme – dubbed Operation Courageous.

Patients aged 80 and over who are already attending hospital as an outpatient are first in line to receive the Coronavirus vaccine. Hospitals have already begun working with care homes to book in appointments for 0ver-80s.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said “This coming week will be an historic moment as we begin vaccination against COVID-19.”

“The NHS has a strong record of delivering large scale vaccination programme, from the flu jab, HPV vaccine and life saving MMR jabs – hardworking staff will once again rise to the challenge to protect the most vulnerable people from this awful disease”.

43 Hospital Trusts – Responsible for vaccinating staff snd some patients.

1. Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals.
2. North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust ( Carlisle).
3. South Tees Nhs Trust (Middelsbrough).
4. Lancashire Teaching Hospital, Preston.
5. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals.
6. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Hull).
7. Liverpool University Hospitals.
8. Wirral Hospital.
9. Salford Royal
10. Stockport
11. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
12. Leeds Teaching Hospitals.
13. Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
14. Countess of Chester Hospital.
15. Royal Stoke Hospital.
16. Nottingham University
17. Sherwood Forest.
18. Shrewsbury and Telford.
19. University Hospitals Derby Burton.
20. Walsall Healthcare.
21. University Hospital Covemtry& Warwickshire.
22. Northampton General Hospital.
23. United Lancashire Hospitals.
24. East and North Hertfordshire.
25. Milton Keynes University.
26. North West Anglia, Peterborough.
27. Cambridge University Hospitals.
28. Norfolk and Norwich.
29. James Paget University Hospitals, Great Yarmouth.
30. East Suffolk and North Essex (Colchester Hospital.
31. Mid and South Essex.
32. St George’s University, London.
33. Kings College Hospital, London.
34. Royal Free London.
35. Guys and St Thomas, London.
36. Princes Royal University Hospital, Kent.
37. Croydon University Hospital.
38. Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guilford.
39. William Harvey Hospital, Ashford.
40. Royal Sussex County Hospital,, Brighton.
41. Wesham Park Hospital, ‘Slough.
42. Oxford University Hospitals.
43. Great Western Hospitals, Swindon.
44. Gloucestershire Hospitals.
45. North Bristol NHS Foundation Trust North West Anglia.
46. Portsmouth Hospital.
47. Dorset County Hospitals.
48. Yeovil District Hospital.
49. University Hospital Plymouth.
50. Royal Cornwall.