Joining Pfizer , these are the two vaccine makers that could have their products going out to the public by the end of December….
There are reports of the vaccine’s being ready to load on aircraft to be shipped to the satiate already…
The state’s have been told what their initial vaccine allotments will be ….
Moderna has upped its effectiveness level to 94.1% form the initial 90% to match Pfizer’s number…..
The application will arrive as public health experts gird for a blitz of coronavirus cases seeded by holiday travels and gatherings — a surge coming so soon that no vaccine can blunt it. But Moderna’s filing marks the fourth Monday in a row with good news about the vaccine effort and means the United States could have enough vaccine to treat 20 million people by year’s end, between doses of Moderna’s vaccine and those of another candidate that is about a week ahead from Pfizer and German firm BioNTech. The Food and Drug Administration could authorize the vaccines for emergency useby mid- to late December.
“You don’t want to get ahead of yourself and claim any victories, but this has the makings of a very, very important positive impact on ending this outbreak,” said Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “A vaccine that is highly efficacious, if taken by a very, very high percentage of people, could potentially crush this outbreak — similar to what was done with outbreaks of measles and polio and smallpox and other diseases.”…
The British could the first to get vaccine approval in Europe…
Hospitals in England have been told they could receive the first doses of the Pfizer shot as early as the week of Dec. 7 if it receives approval, the Guardian and Financial Times reported. The U.S. vaccination program also hopes to begin inoculating some Americans in December….
Update…
United Airlines carried Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine from Brussels to Chicago O’Hare International Airport, according to people familiar with the matter.
Ahead of the approvals, pharmaceutical companies, airlines and other parts of the supply chain are preparing for distribution once regulators give a green light, a vast network that will include cold storage to preserve the vaccines.
The Food and Drug Administration hasn’t yet approved a Covid-19 vaccine. Pfizer, which developed its vaccine with BioNTech, and Moderna both said recent trials show their vaccines are both more than 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 infection….
The Operation Warp Speed head says every American who wants a Covid vaccination will have one by June.
Are their any anti vaxxers here?
The virus should be manageable by next summer
How is one going to decide which vaccine they want? Will we have a choice?
The competition for the best Super Bowl vaccine ad should be interesting.
We will start off with two or three but i understand there are over 20 of them coming to market….
330 million people is a BIG market…
and THAT is just here….