Biden s surgeon general-elect says vaccine could be available to general public mid-summer or early fall 2021 Print this article
President-elect Joe Biden s choice for surgeon general gave a later timeline to when he might expect the coronavirus vaccine to roll out to the general public.
Dr. Vivek Murthy told NBC s Chuck Todd on Sunday that he expects a vaccine to be available for the public closer to the third quarter of 2021, rather than in the spring when other federal officials have suggested. If everything goes well, then we may see a circumstance whereby late spring, you know, people who are lower risk category can get this vaccine, but that would really require everything to go exactly on schedule, Murthy said. My guess is that it s more realistic that it may be closer to mid-summer or early fall when this vaccine makes its way to the general population.
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First COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Northwest
Some of the first doses go to caregivers at Catholic hospitals Oregon Health & Science University administered its first COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 16 when cardiovascular intensive care nurse Ansu Drammeh received an injection of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine from dental resident Ryan Thrower. Thrower is the first dental resident in the U.S. to give a COVID-19 vaccine, thanks to the 2019 passage of Oregon House Bill 2220, which made Oregon the first state to enable dentists to prescribe and give vaccines to their patients, regardless of their age. (OHSU/Fritz Liedtke)
select âI feel like a pioneer,â said Schaeffer Seabrooks after getting the shot. (Screengrab)
California To Get 160K Fewer Pfizer Vaccines Than Expected Friday, December 18, 2020 | Sacramento, CA
In this March 16, 2020, file photo, pharmacist Michael Witte holds a tray with a syringe containing a shot that will be used in the first clinical trial of a potential vaccine for COVID-19.
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California will get 160,000 fewer doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine than originally planned, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.
Earlier this week, Newsom said a second wave of shipments to the state would include 393,000 doses. A spokesperson for the governor confirmed Friday California is one of several states that will receive fewer.
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