Moderna starts distributing its COVID-19 vaccine with trucks expected to begin rollout to more than 3,700 US locations TOMORROW
US Army General Gustave Perna said on a Saturday press call trucks are being loaded with the Moderna vaccine Saturday ahead of trucks rolling out Sunday
He said the jabs will reach healthcare providers by as early as Monday
Perna also apologized on Saturday for miscommunication with states over the number of doses to be delivered
Several states said they received far fewer Pfizer doses than expected this week
The Food and Drug Administration authorized distribution of Moderna Friday
The same day a record 114,751 people were hospitalized across the US
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Even with the emergence of vaccines, the public should not expect to step away from mask-wearing and other COVID precautions in the near future.
Jamaican doctor and professor, Peter Figueroa, warned the COVID-19 vaccines despite early results being encouraging still had far too many unknown quantities with regard to its overall effectiveness.
“The vaccines are not a silver bullet, we still need the non-pharmaceutical measures, the mask and the hand hygiene, the physical distancing and avoiding crowds, especially indoors,” said Figueroa while addressing the University of the West Indies Vice-Chancellor’s Forum on COVID-19 Vaccination yesterday.
Gottlieb accused the government of throttling the supply to US states
Government has confirmed it has seven million doses of the vaccine sitting in a warehouse, which is being held back as potential second doses
But the vaccine does offer some protection after its first dose
Gottlieb, who headed up the FDA from 2017 to 2019 and is now on the board of Pfizer, urged the government to trust Pfizer can make second doses in time
He said it s more effective to get as many shots in arms as possible right now
The US hit another grim record for hospitalizations Friday, just days after the nation recorded its deadliest day since the pandemic began
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