The FDA said the vaccine can be given to people aged 16 and older. The US government has said it will begin distributing the vaccine around the country immediately after FDA authorization and that the first inoculations would happen early next week. Millions of Americans could begin getting vaccinated this month, especially if a second vaccine from Moderna Inc is quickly approved. The government has ordered 100 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine - enough to inoculate 50 million people - through its Operation Warp Speed virus development program and could negotiate for more. The United States has agreed to buy 200 million doses of Moderna's two-dose vaccine.

Source: bd News24 December 12, 2020 02:48 UTC