Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 10:55 PM
New York – The distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech must begin next week in the United States, after the green light expected in the coming days from the American regulatory authority, the FDA, report Wednesday US media.
According to information reported by the Wall Street Journal, the FDA is expected to grant emergency clearance for Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine as early as next weekend, and within 24 hours, some 6.4 million doses of the vaccine. will be sent to all states in the country.
The majority of states will reserve the first batch of vaccines for doctors, nurses and other health workers who interact with infected patients. As more and more doses are received, priority will subsequently be given to residents of retirement homes, when the majority of the population should receive the vaccine in the spring or summer, the doctor understands. newspaper.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday his state should receive its first batch of the vaccine as early as December 15. New York will receive an initial batch of 170,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech.
For its part, the authorities of the State of Maryland have also announced that they should receive their first batch of the vaccine as early as next week. Governor Larry Hogan said at a press conference that the first doses will be reserved for hospital and health personnel in the State as well as residents and employees of retirement homes.
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