US plans for first Covid vaccines as pandemic deaths surge again | Malay Mail

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WASHINGTON, Dec 2 — Top US health officials announced plans yesterday to begin vaccinating Americans against the coronavirus as early as mid-December, as nationwide deaths hit the highest number for a single day in six months. Some 20 million people could be inoculated against Covid-19 by the end...

Wednesday, 02 Dec 2020 10:52 AM MYT

Some 20 million people could be inoculated against Covid-19 by the end of 2020 and most Americans will have access to highly effective vaccines by mid-2021, the chief adviser of President Donald Trump’s Operation Warp Speed programme said. Health officials pleaded with Americans to stick with coronavirus restrictions even with a vaccine in sight.

The timeline described by Slaoui and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar appeared to assume that the FDA’s authorisation of the first vaccine would come within days of the December 10 meeting. Nursing homes are experiencing the worst outbreak of weekly coronavirus cases since the spring, according to the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living .State and local officials have returned to imposing restrictions on businesses and activities in response to the latest surge of a pandemic that killed 37,000 people in November.

 

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