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Vaccine day in Britain; Americans await regulator's nod for vaccine Vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech could be in use in the US by Friday if the FDA approves emergency use
The UK is gearing up to deploy its first Covid-19 vaccine with plans to provide the shot at more than 1,000 centers across the country over the coming weeks with the first jab expected to be given on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech could be in use by Friday if the Food and Drug Administration approves an emergency use authorization, James Hildreth, a member of the FDA’s vaccine advisory committee said.
The first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech shots, which gained emergency approval from the UK drug regulator last week, will be given on Tuesday to frontline health workers, care home workers and those aged over 80. The government has bought 40 million doses from the companies, enough to inoculate 20 million people with the two-dose regimen. The shots will be given in order of priority, with the first vaccines going to those in care homes, including workers, and people over 80 years old. While the UK becomes the first western country to deploy a Covid19 vaccine, the Food and Drug Administration set to vote on emergency-use authorization for the Pfizer Inc./BioNtech SE shot the day before, an FDA adviser said...Read More