Coronavirus: US Will Start Vaccination in Two Weeks

2020-12-02

Coronavirus: US Will Start Vaccination in Two Weeks

The number of deaths in the United States has reached the highest level in six months. In response to the rapidly rising number of new Coronavirus infections, senior US health officials announced on December 1, 2020 that Americans would be vaccinated against the new Coronavirus as early as mid-December.

Moncef Slaoui, the chief consultant of the US government’s Operation Warp Speed project and a former executive of GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, said that by the end of 2020, 20 million Americans will be vaccinated , And by mid-2021, most Americans will be able to receive highly effective vaccines. Slavi said at an event organized by the “Washington Post”: “(The vaccine) can enter people’s arms 24 hours after approval, maybe 36 to 48 hours.” Slavi also said It is expected that after Pfizer and Moderna’s products are approved by the regulatory authorities, they are expected to be widely vaccinated from January next year, providing 60 to 70 million doses of new Coronavirus vaccine each month.

On the same day that Slavi made the above remarks, before California, which is currently the most affected by the new Coronavirus epidemic, released the latest information on the epidemic, the United States added 2,295 new deaths. Officials in multiple states in the United States said this time. Part of the reason for the sudden increase in numbers is due to a backlog of things during the Thanksgiving holiday. A statement issued by the Director of Public Health of Los Angeles County emphasized the damage caused by the surge in the epidemic. Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said: “Although December 1 is the worst day in the county’so far’, this may not be the worst day in Los Angeles County. This It will be tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, because the number of infections, hospitalizations and deaths are increasing.”

At present, various government departments in the United States have begun to prepare for the distribution of the new Coronavirus vaccine. The US Department of Transportation stated on the 1st that it is ready to enable the new Coronavirus vaccine to be shipped in “immediate quantities” and has completed all necessary regulatory measures. According to the recommendations of the advisory panel of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 1st, it is estimated that 21 million medical workers and 3 million residents of long-term care institutions will receive the new Coronavirus vaccine first. However, the most important U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not show any urgency. According to reports, the FDA’s external advisory panel will meet on December 10 to discuss whether to recommend urgent approval of Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. The new Coronavirus vaccine developed by SE. The Moderna vaccine candidate is expected to be reviewed in the next week. “Operation Warp Speed” (Operation Warp Speed) project chief consultant Slavi and US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar (Alex Azar) seem to be preparing to approve the first few days after the December 10 meeting Kind of vaccine. But Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said last week that this may take “a few days to a few weeks.” Similarly, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn (Stephen Hahn) also said that this process may take longer.

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