Now that the modern vaccine has been authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, CDC advisers must now vote to recommend it, and the CDC must accept that recommendation before vaccination can begin. The advisory group is scheduled to meet on Saturday morning.
The second green light comes as hundreds of Americans across the country have already received the first dose of the Pfizer and Bioentech vaccine, which was approved by the FDA last week.
“This is the beginning of the end,” Adams told CNN on Friday night. “Make no mistake about it, it will only be a few weeks. We still have work to do to keep this boom going, but I want people to be encouraged.”
He said he chose to get vaccinated on TV because he wanted the American people to “understand that I have seen the data, I have worked with companies and I feel safe getting vaccinated.”
“Indeed, this is a life and death message for black people about coronavirus,” said Dr. Said Valerie Montgomery Rice.
A rag epidemic that is far from over
Despite the promising news, it is not the end. U.S. In many parts of No., Kovid-19 is still a raga in communities.
- More than 18,000 Americans have died from Covid-19 in the past week. More than 237,000 Americans will die from Covid-19 in the next three months, according to the University of Washington’s Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Projects.
- For the 13th day in a row, the country recorded its own hospitalization. In the U.S., there are now more than 114,700 Covid-19 patients Covid Tracking Project.
- Since last week, the U.S. has reported an average of more than 219,000 new Covid-19 infections per day. On Friday, the country broke records, with more than 249,700 new infections reported.
- Three Alaskan health care workers had allergic reactions after receiving doses of Pfizer and Bioentech vaccines this week. The FDA has said there is a “remote chance” that the vaccine could cause a severe allergic reaction. Since many people are vaccinated at the same time, people may realize that these severe reactions are more common than they really are.
Johns Hopkins started the vaccine tracker
The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center has now launched a new vaccine tracking tool that provides “daily updates and a nationwide perspective on the progress of the Covid-19 vaccination rollout in the US.”
The tool currently captures data from 10 states that have begun releasing the number of vaccines publicly, including Connecticut, Idaho, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.
“I want to warn everyone that there are going to be some swings because this is all very new,” said Beth Blair, executive director of Johannes Hopkins University Centers for Civic Impact. “The data is growing faster than the data produced by the government, and so we have to give a little grace to the states that are reporting it.”
Health officials in Massachusetts said it was not clear why the number of doses had changed.
“The Department of Public Health now expects to receive slightly more than 145,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine by the end of December – a number that has fallen below 180,000, a decrease of about 20%,” said Secretary of Health and Human Services Marilo Suders.
“At this time, we do not understand why the shipment amount has been adjusted,” he said. The governor added, “We are certainly disappointed that we will not get what we expected in the first wave and are working to clarify what that means.”
A ‘mistake’ in distribution excludes health care workers
Of the more than 1,300 medical residents, only seven were in the process of receiving the vaccine, and the Stanford Health distribution scheme gave preference to home-based teachers and attending physicians, the report said.
“Our goal was to develop an ethical and fair process for vaccine distribution,” Stanford Health Care said in a statement obtained by the news station.
“We apologize to our entire community, including our residents, fellows and other front line care providers, for their outstanding performance during our epidemic response. We are urgently revising our plan to better streamline vaccine delivery,” the statement said. The statement said.
CNN has reached out to Stanford Health Care to comment.
The video taken by the affiliate features scrubs and PPE. People demonstrated on Friday, chanting “First in the room, behind the line.”
“We got it wrong. Let’s get you vaccinated.” Entwistle told the crowd, says the San Francisco Chronicle. “We’ll fix it.”
Different states, different measures
As state and union officials prepare for more vaccine shipments, different parts of the country are reporting various Covid-19 trends.
In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said hospitals are in a state of “emergency management” and capacity has been added to facilities across the state.
“I believe hospitals will be able to manage this,” he said. “We learned a lot from you in the spring.”
“LA County is moving toward becoming an epicenter of the epidemic,” said Dr. A.S. Brad Spielberg warned Friday.
“We’re crushing,” Spielberg added about the county’s hospitals. “I’m not going to sugarcoat this. We’re crushing.”
Individual classes may resume in indoor locations such as high schools and movie theaters, the governor said. Outdoor group fitness activities and outdoor non-contact sports can also be resumed.
CNN’s Ben Tinker, Amanda Watts, Holly Silverman, Didre Mpk Phillips, Jane Christensen and Arman Azad contributed to the report.
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