US vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID shot nears
Because the vaccine requires two rounds, the people getting injections now will need a second shot in about three weeks.
By Mansoor| Updated: 15th December 2020 10:12 pm IST
Washington: Hundreds more US hospitals geared up to vaccinate their workers Tuesday as federal regulators issued a positive review of a second COVID-19 vaccine needed to boost the nation’s largest vaccination campaign.
The Food and Drug Administration said its preliminary analysis confirmed the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine developed by Moderna and the National Institutes of Health, bringing it to the cusp of US authorization.
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Seattle Fire Dept. paramedic Alan Goto, right, receives one of the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations by registered nurse Allison Miller at UW Medicine, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) December 15, 2020 - 6:24 PM
WASHINGTON - Hundreds more hospitals around the country began dispensing COVID-19 shots to their workers in a rapid expansion of the U.S. vaccination drive Tuesday, while a second vaccine moved to the cusp of government authorization.
A day after the rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech s coronavirus shots, the Food and Drug Administration said its preliminary analysis confirmed the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine developed by Moderna and the National Institutes of Health. A panel of outside experts is expected to recommend the formula on Thursday, with the FDA s green light coming soon thereafter.
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Colleen Teevan, System Pharmacy Clinical Manager at Hartford HealthCare, administers the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 to healthcare worker Connor Paleski outside of Hartford Hospital, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020.
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A second vaccine can’t come soon enough as the country’s daily death count continues to top 2,400 amid over 210,000 new daily cases.
Hundreds more US hospitals geared up to vaccinate their workers Tuesday as federal regulators issued a positive review of a second Covid-19 vaccine that’s likely to soon boost the nation’s largest vaccination campaign.
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