US Covid-19 vaccinations may begin as soon as December 11, reach enough people for return to normalcy in May – program chief

Americans may receive Pfizer's new

Americans may receive Pfizer’s new Covid-19 vaccine from December 11, and the country’s immunization rate could climb high enough to allow for a return to normalcy around May, the initiative’s chief scientific adviser has said.

An FDA vaccine advisory committee is scheduled to meet on December 10 and may grant Pfizer’s request for emergency use authorization that day, Dr. Moncef Slaoui said on Sunday during an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. The Trump administration stands ready to ship the vaccine to immunization sites in all 50 states within 24 hours, he said, so the first doses would be administered to recipients on December 11 or December 12.

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