ToplinePresident-elect Joe Biden will release all available Covid-19 vaccine doses for immediate use after he takes office, multiple news outlets reported Friday, ending President Donald Trump’s strategy of shelving millions of doses to ensure all patients have quick access to an FDA-recommended second shot. View of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as healthcare workers are being vaccinated at a GGD vaccination ... [+] location on January 8, 2021 in Houten, Netherlands. That’s the total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered to Americans as of Friday, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. States already have millions of unused doses, partly because of bottlenecks at the healthcare facilities working to administer the vaccine. Further ReadingExclusive: Biden will release nearly all available vaccine doses in break from Trump administration policy of holding back stock for second dose (CNN)Researchers Suggest Prioritizing First Dose Of Covid-19 Vaccine For All — But FDA Not On Board Yet (Forbes)Full coverage and live updates on the Coronavirus

Source: Forbes January 08, 2021 18:06 UTC