The vaccine the second approved for use in the U.S. behind Pfizer and BioNTech s is Moderna s first-ever FDA authorized product. The agency s authorization kickstarts the federal government s plan to distribute roughly 5.9 million doses of Moderna s vaccine to 64 states, territories and major cities across the nation next week.
Initial doses will be limited as manufacturing ramps up, with officials predicting it will take months to immunize everyone in the U.S. who wants to be vaccinated. U.S. officials hope to vaccinate at least 20 million Americans mostly front-line health-care workers and nursing home residents by the end of the year.
Updated on December 18, 2020 at 4:03 pm
In 2020, there was no shortage of speeches, news briefings and impromptu interviews in the Bay Area that brought out some interesting and impactful words. Here are some of the more memorable quotes of the year:
Sen. Kamala Harris of California was firm in her response to being interrupted by Mike Pence during the vice presidential debate in October. (Photo: Getty Images)
San Francisco 49ers assistant coach Katie Sowers became the first woman and first openly gay person to coach in a Super Bowl in February. (Photo: Getty Images)
San Francisco Mayor London Breed spoke out at a George Floyd protest and rally at City Hall, telling the crowd about her cousin who was killed by SFPD. (Photo: Getty Images)
San Francisco Mayor London Breed issued the following statement on Friday:
“It is infuriating that our schools are not going to reopen for in-person learning in January. I can’t imagine how hard this is for our families and for our young people who haven’t been in the classroom since March and are falling further behind every single day. We should not be creating a false choice between education and a safe return to classrooms. As a society, we have a responsibility to educate our children, and safety is embedded in that responsibility. We can do both. We must do both.
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2020-12-17 22:05:45 GMT2020-12-18 06:05:45(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Thursday announced a public health order that places a mandatory quarantine of 10 days on anyone traveling, moving, or returning to San Francisco from anywhere outside the Bay Area.
The travel quarantine order strongly discourages non-essential travel of any kind and within any distance, including from one location to another within the Bay Area.
Additionally, it requires anyone who comes to San Francisco to quarantine for 10 days if they spent any time outside 9 Bay Area counties like San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Sonoma, Napa, Marin and Santa Cruz, the announcement said.