U.S. to get 100 million more doses of Pfizer COVID vaccine
$2 billion deal announced Wednesday. Would mean enough total vaccine for 100 million Americans.
Posted: Dec 23, 2020 7:35 AM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
WASHINGTON (AP) Pfizer and BioNTech will supply the U.S. with an additional 100 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine under a second agreement.
The drugmakers said Wednesday that they expect to deliver all the doses by July 31.
Pfizer already has a contract to supply the government with 100 million doses of its vaccine, which requires two doses per patient.
Under the nearly $2 billion deal announced Wednesday, the companies will deliver at least 70 million additional doses by June 30, with the remaining 30 million to be delivered no later than July 31. The government also has the option to acquire up to an additional 400 million doses.
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The Trump administration said Wednesday they’ve reached a deal with Pfizer to buy another 100 million doses of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said the additional supply will be enough “to vaccinate every American who wants it by June 2021.” Inoculations from Pfizer and Moderna are already being given across the country, but many Americans still have questions about the vaccine.
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December 22, 2020
They re accusing the Trump administration of attempting to block or change CDC reports about how the coronavirus spreads.
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A House panel has subpoenaed Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield.
Democrats are accusing the Trump administration of trying to block or change CDC reports about how the coronavirus spreads.
They say there s evidence appointees bullied the government agency.
Azar and Redfield have until December 30 to turn over documents and emails.
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