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While supplies of both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are currently limited, availability is expected to grow as the FDA approves more coronavirus vaccines.
Vaccinating as many people as possible against the novel coronavirus is the best and safest path back to normal life, says Michael G. Ison, MD, professor of medicine and surgery at Northwestern Medicine Feinburg School of Medicine in Chicago. But, he says, “Arriving at that point will involve coordinating many different components, some of which could be quite challenging.”
Here’s what you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine and how it might affect you.
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UPS employees move one of two shipping containers containing the first shipments of the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine inside a sorting facility at UPS Worldport on December 13, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Pfizer and the Trump administration announced a new vaccine deal on Wednesday where the pharmaceutical company will provide an additional 100 million doses by the end of July.
This vaccine deal comes as the U.S. faces a potential shortage in shots.
Moderna is also included in the vaccine deal, meaning the U.S. has not secured enough doses to vaccinate all but about 60 million adult Americans who are eligible for the vaccine, reported New York Times.