The administration is working on two parallel tracks to get a vaccine approved and ready to distribute. And government officials say it’s critical to track who is getting the vaccine and where. Five of the six vaccines being developed as part of Warp Speed — excluding the vaccine being developed by Johnson & Johnson — require two doses. Public health officials are also particularly worried about more outbreaks over the holidays, especially as colder weather drives people indoors. “The inaction by Congress leaves the public without a lifeline, at a moment when coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are on the rise in multiple Midwestern states and elsewhere.

Source: Washington Post October 28, 2020 12:00 UTC