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Covid vaccine distribution plan

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Covid vaccine distribution plan
Covid vaccine distribution plan

Another vaccine has been approved giving hope that there will be a.

Vaccine approved soon to fight covid-19.

STATION.

THEY SAID THE RIDE WASACTUALLY SMOOTH AND CAN’T WAITTO GET STARTED.THERE’S REASON TO HAVE SOMEHOPE, THIS MORNING, THAT WE’LLHAVE A COVID VACCINE SOON.NOW THAT THERE ARE TWOPOSSIBILITIES, THE FOCUS IS ONHOW THEY’LL BE GIVEN OUT.FOX’S LAURA INGLE HAS THEDETAILS.00 - 03:10 TO :1920 TO 261:16 TO 1:281:29 TO 1:48HOGE says: "Really importantmilestone in the fight againstthe pandemic."MODERNA IS THE SECOND COMPANYIN THE LAST WEEK TO COME FORWARDWITH PROMISING COVID-19 VACCINERESULTS...AFTER DRUG MAKER PFIZERRELEASED FINDINGS THAT THEIRVACCINE CONTENDER HAS SHOWN A 90PERCENT EFFICACY RATE.MODERNA’S C-E-O SAYS THEY’REJUST WAITING ON APPROVAL.BANCEL says: "Every American whowants a vaccine that is of 18years of age or both can getaccess to a vaccine.

"BOTH THE MODERNA AND PFIZERVACCINES WILL REQUIRE TWO DOSESEACH - SPACED SEVERAL WEEKSAPART.ONCE THE FOOD AND DRUGADMINISTRATION SIGNS OFF, THECENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL WILLTHEN HAVE THE TASK OFPRIORITIZING WHO WILL GET THEVACCINES FIRST.C-D-C OFFICIALS HAVE SAID THEVACCINE WILL INITIALLY BEDISTRIBUTED TO FRONT LINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND VULNERABLEPOPULATIONS, WITH SHIPMENTSGOING TO LARGE HOSPITALS ANDPHARMACIES.MODERNA EXPECTS TO HAVE ABOUT20 MILLION DOSES, EARMARKED FORTHE U.S., BY THE END OF 2020.PFIZER AND ITS GERMAN PARTNERBIONTECH EXPECT TO HAVE ABOUT 50MILLION DOSES GLOBALLY BY YEAR’SEND.A KEY ADVANTAGE TO MODERNA’SVACCINE IS THAT IT DOES NOTREQUIRE THE ULTRA COLD STORAGETHAT PFIZER’S VACCINE DOES...MAKING IT MORE FLEXIBLE ANDEASIER TO DISTRIBUTE.AZAR says: "Go into your localchain or community pharmacistand getting vaccinated.

ThePfizer one is going to be reallygood for big institutionalvaccinations, say a wholehospital setting, severalnursing homes at once."SOME EXPERTS INCLUDING DOCTORANTHONY FAUCI ARE EMBRACING THEIDEA OF MULTIPLE VACCINES TOMEET GLOBAL DEMAND.AND WHILE THIS IS WELCOME NEWS,DOCTOR FAUCI ADDS MUCH ABOUT THEVACCINES REMAINS UNKNOWNINCLUDING *HOW LONG

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