[ad_1]
The numbers were sobering: According to a national poll by the Reuters news agency, only 61 percent of American citizens want to get vaccinated against the corona virus. Driven by sometimes crude conspiracy theories, there has been considerable skepticism about the effectiveness and justification of a vaccine. This makes it all the more important to take measures to build public confidence.
The next president of the country is planning such a measure: Joe Biden wants to have the first dose of the new vaccine against the virus at a public appointment next week. The 78-year-old belongs to the risk group because of his age. Vice President Mike Pence will be vaccinated Friday during a public event, the White House said.
Over the weekend, delivery of the corona vaccine began by Mainz-based pharmaceutical company Biontech and its American partner Pfizer in the US Freight company Fedex announced on Sunday that its affiliate Fedex Express was beginning to transport the vaccine, which was frozen with dry ice. First of all, health workers and residents of nursing homes and nursing homes are vaccinated.
After being sworn in on January 20, Biden wants to implement a 100-day plan to fight the corona virus. This includes administering at least 100 million doses of a vaccine within this period.
Intensive care beds in short supply in California
The United States is by far the country most affected by the pandemic in absolute terms. It was only on Tuesday that the number of infections from the corona virus in the country reached a daily maximum. More than 248,000 new cases of infection were registered in 24 hours, the highest number in the country since the pandemic began. The total number of cases of infection in the United States amounted to 16.7 million.
The west coast state of California is one of the worst affected regions of the US. In the metropolis of Los Angeles, there were only about a hundred beds available in intensive care units on Tuesday. California authorities ordered thousands of additional body bags. In the state, there were an average of 163 new deaths per crown each day for the past week. A month ago that number was 41.
The next drug could be approved soon. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified Moderna’s vaccine as safe and effective. In an analysis released Tuesday, the authority certifies that the candidate vaccine has a “positive safety profile.” Data from around 30,350 clinical trial participants have shown that “there are no particular safety concerns” that would prevent emergency approval.
