A second vaccine from Moderna Inc could win emergency-use approval from the US Food and Drug Administration this week. From each distribution site, vaccine doses were divvied up among area hospitals and administered to healthcare workers, designated as first in line to be immunized. Later vaccine rounds will go to other essential workers, senior citizens and people with chronic health conditions. The United States reported 3,102 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, marking the third time in a week that number has surpassed 3,000. Another 2 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 5.9 million doses of Moderna’s vaccine could be allocated next week, US Health Secretary Alex Azar told a conference call.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 17, 2020 02:26 UTC