In Fresno County, home to 1 million people, only seven ICU beds remained unfilled on Wednesday. In a sign that approval could be swift, documents released by the FDA ahead of the advisory review raised no new red flags over the safety or efficacy of the Pfizer vaccine. Britain became the first Western nation to begin mass inoculations with the Pfizer vaccine on Tuesday. Canada on Wednesday approved the same vaccine after an accelerated review process. Still, a sizable percentage of the US population has expressed scepticism about getting a COVID-19 vaccine, creating an additional challenge.

Source: bd News24 December 10, 2020 04:18 UTC