Coronavirus vaccinations to start as soon as Monday, but Pfizer drug supply will be limited

[Chris Smith]

• The Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has started shipping across the US, with FedEx and UPS handling deliveries to medical centers that will manage immunizations.
• The first COVID-19 vaccinations will start on Monday in the US, with healthcare workers and nursing home residents being among the first people to get the drug.
• Some three million doses of the drug will be shipped to medical facilities initially, with more units to follow.

The novel coronavirus vaccine that Pfizer and BioNTech developed was the first one to finish Phase 3 trials. The two companies announced interim and final results in mid-November, revealing plans to seek an emergency approval with regulators worldwide. The UK was the first to approve the drug. Some 800,000 doses were delivered to the country where vaccinations started last week. The US followed, with the FDA review panel recommending the use of the vaccine on Thursday. The agency issued the Emergency Use Authorization on Friday, setting in motion plans to start vaccinations around the US. Pfizer started shipping the drug over the weekend to various hospitals in the country. The first inoculations should start on Monday in various states that have received the first vaccine batches, with more places to follow in the coming days and weeks.

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