Health Officials: A COVID-19 Vaccine Available In U.S. By Spring 2021
Style Magazine Newswire | 11/13/2020, 9:29 a.m.
Dr. Anthony Fauci
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and NIAzar told the network he expects it to Secretary Alex Azar and NIAID director Anthony Fauci said Tuesday they expect a coronavirus vaccine to be rolled out widely in the U.S. by next spring.
Of note: Fauci said to NBC News the Pfizer vaccine could get FDA emergency approval within weeks. Azar told the network he expects it to be available to Americans in priority categories, like those most at risk and health care workers, by the year's end to early January. Fauci said it could happen by December 2020.
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