In the United States, the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 starts this Monday, December 14, 2020. After having received an authorization for emergency use, the vaccine developed by the alliance Pfizer – BioNTech is being sent to the whole of the United States. In total, three million doses can be injected into priority people.
Sixth country in the world to approve the Pfizer vaccine – BioNTech
On Friday, December 11, the American health authorities gave their authorization for the emergency use of the vaccine against Covid-19 developed by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer and the German biotechnology company BioNtech. 95% effective according to the results of clinical trials, the vaccine is given in two injections.
Country most affected in the world by the epidemic with nearly 300,000 deaths from Covid-19 since the start of the crisis, US President Donald Trump said on Friday December 11 that the first injections of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine would take place in 24 hours. After the United Kingdom, Canada, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Mexico, the United States becomes the sixth country in the world to approve the vaccine of the American-German alliance. Regarding its authorization in Europe, the European Medicines Agency must issue an opinion by the end of December.
Millions of doses shipped across the country
It took shortly after the emergency authorization of the Pfizer – BioNTech vaccine in the United States for the vaccine doses to be sent across the country. Indeed, approximately three million doses were shipped (at -70 ° C in dry ice) to the four corners of the country to be able to start the vaccination campaign which starts on Monday, December 14, 2020.
The first batches of vaccine left the laboratories in Kalamazoo, Mich. On Sunday morning and are expected to be available on Monday, where the country’s first vaccinations will take place. About 20 planes are expected to carry the vaccines for daily shipment across the country.
According to General Gus Perna, of Operation Warp Speed (set up by the US government to ensure the delivery of the vaccine), 145 sites across all states will receive doses of vaccine on Monday, December 14, 425 others sites will receive it on Tuesday, December 15 and finally, 66 sites will receive it on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. The vaccine will, for the moment, be administered to priority people such as members of the health staff as well as residents of institutions for the elderly .
