Britain, Bahrain and Canada have already approved the Pfizer vaccine, and the US advisory panel is due to review a second vaccine, from Moderna Inc, next week. New York City will open a "Vaccine Command Center" across the street from City Hall on Monday to coordinate distribution throughout the city. But as hospitalisations rise in the state, Cuomo announced that indoor dining in New York City, which resumed just over two months ago, will cease beginning Monday. The Indiana University Health will practice storing, transporting and giving the vaccine shot to patients. While most vaccines take years to develop, the Pfizer vaccine arrives less than a year after the illness was traced to a market in Wuhan, China, in December of last year.

Source: bd News24 December 11, 2020 21:33 UTC