(CNN) The US set a record for Covid-19 hospitalizations as officials urged Americans to double down on public health measures until a vaccine becomes widely available. "We need to actually double down on the public health measures as we are waiting for that help to come, which will be soon," Fauci said. Based on current projections , Pfizer expects to produce up to 50 million vaccine doses this year and up to 1.3 billion doses in 2021. Gen. Gustave Perna, the chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed, said Thursday there were 100 million vaccine kits ready to go if and when distribution of a vaccine begins. Brennan said he expects CVS stores across the country to start offering Covid-19 vaccines by the end of February or the beginning or March.

Source: CNN November 20, 2020 08:05 UTC