A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a “Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine” sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. Dado Ruvic | Reuters A Covid-19 vaccine is expected to be made available to the public in the coming weeks, …
Read More »White House ready to ship Covid vaccines if approved
President Donald Trump‘s administration is ready to help distribute coronavirus vaccines across the United States should regulators grant emergency approvals, Operation Warp Speed advisor Dr. Moncef Slaoui told CNBC on Friday. “As soon as the EUA is approved, within 24 hours, the vaccines will be in the immunization sites and …
Read More »HHS chief says Pfizer is expected to file FDA application for coronavirus vaccine Friday
Vice President Mike Pence listens to US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar speak during a White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing in the James S. Brady Briefing Room of the White House on November 19, 2020. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Health and Human …
Read More »With vaccine near, how to get it to 7.8 billion people
Pfizer and Moderna released positive late-stage trial data this month showing their coronavirus vaccines were highly effective in preventing Covid-19. The news sent stock markets across the world soaring and gave business executives and world leaders some of the first glimmers of hope that they can bring the epidemic under …
Read More »Trump Covid vaccine czar hopes work not disrupted by Biden transition
Dr. Moncef Slaoui, who oversees the Trump administration’s coronavirus vaccine program, told CNBC on Monday he hopes its work to fast-track development is not interrupted by a transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden. “We’re not going to be distracted by circumstances or context,” Slaoui said on “Closing Bell.” “We’re …
Read More »HHS Secretary Azar says FDA will move ‘as quickly as possible’ to OK Moderna and Pfizer’s vaccines
Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), speaks during a news conference at the CDC Roybal Campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will move “as quickly as possible” to clear Pfizer …
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