The global race for the corona vaccine

 The global race for the corona vaccine

The number of people infected with the coronavirus has been steadily rising and so far 32 million people worldwide have been infected with it. It is too early to say whether the vaccine could prevent millions of deaths worldwide. According to Dr. Mike Ryan, head of the World Health Organization's emergency department, treatment The mortality rate is decreasing with improvement. But good treatment and an effective vaccine may not be enough to prevent these deaths from reaching 2.2 million. Possibilities may arise. Authorities have to decide if there is a greater need for vaccines.

Which are the most at-risk groups? And who are the top priorities? According to experts, it is very clear that the demand and supply of early vaccines will be higher, so the solution to the possible problems has to be thought of in advance. The global race to do is getting faster. Rich countries are scrambling for vaccine doses. This vaccine is creating competition from nationalism, that is, from the concern of one's own country, in which low-income countries may lag far behind. But the benefits may not be so great for the rich countries. 

Earlier, the World Health Organization had expressed concern that the poor could be trampled in the race to get the vaccine against the so-called global epidemic Code 19. Addressing a virtual meeting of the United Nations, the head of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, said that rich countries had expressed fears of being trampled on by the poor when they started the race for vaccines. At a time when rich countries are going to introduce vaccines, there is also a danger that the poor will be ignored. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) likened the current situation to a crisis and said that everyone should play an equal role in resolving it.

 There is a clear difference between rich and poor countries in the distribution of the corona vaccine. The United States, Britain, and Canada are leading the race for vaccines. However, poor countries have a long way to go to get vaccines. In addition, no final deal has yet been confirmed for the delivery of the vaccine, and poor countries lack the financial resources to do so. Although countries with weak economies have also been hit hard by the corona epidemic and the number of deaths from corona due to poor health systems in poor countries has been very high, the rich are still the first to be vaccinated against code 19. 

Only the people of the countries are visible. Some experts are expressing the possibility that the supply of vaccines against corona in rich countries will be fair and shared. The vaccine is currently in limited quantities and some of the developed countries have also invested in the development of the vaccine. These countries have also invested taxpayers' money in research to develop the vaccine, so there is intense pressure on their governments to buy the vaccine first and make it available to the public.

On the one hand, pharmaceutical companies around the world are at the forefront of vaccine production and nations are in the race to buy it, while in some Muslim societies, there is a debate on whether the vaccine is halal or haraam. The diplomats' goal was to finalize a deal to buy the corona vaccine for Indonesian citizens, but the scholars in the delegation had a different purpose, namely to make sure that it was made in China. Whether the vaccine is 'halal' or usable under Islamic law. On the one hand, pharmaceutical companies around the world are at the forefront of developing corona vaccines and nations are in the race to buy them, while in some Muslim societies, pig products for the vaccine.

The use of is halal and haraam. Some companies have been working for years to develop pork-free vaccines, including the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis, which has developed a pig-free vaccine for meningitis, while pharmaceutical companies based in Saudi Arabia and Malaysia AJ Pharma is currently working on one of its vaccines. But according to Dr. Salman Waqar, general secretary of the British Islamic Medical Association, existing supply chains, cost and short-term effectiveness of vaccines mean that The use of pork ingredients will continue for years in most vaccines. However, there have been conflicting opinions on the issue. 

Strict laws have been enacted in Malaysia and parents who refuse the vaccine have been sentenced to imprisonment and fines. In Pakistan, too, parents can be sent to jail for refusing to be vaccinated against polio. Pak-China friendship is its own example. It has the distinction of being higher than the Himalayas and deeper than the sea. Pakistan has always supported China in every issue. The Corona epidemic has shaken the world. China overcame it with great diligence and strict security measures. At the same time, the development of vaccines for its treatment continued unabated. That is why in a short span of one year, China has developed a vaccine against coronavirus. 

Following its success in developing the vaccine, China has gifted 500,000 vaccines to Pakistan for the treatment of coronavirus to prevent this epidemic, which is an everlasting expression of China's friendship with Pakistan. Addressing the handover ceremony of the vaccine to Pakistan, Pakistan's Ambassador to China Nong Rong said that China was ready to support Pakistan in eradicating the epidemic and reviving the economy as well as in social development. The vaccine was sent to Pakistan on the orders of the Chinese president, a testament to his love for Pakistanis.