BFF-42 Americans will receive Pfizer vaccine from Monday: official

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Americans will receive Pfizer vaccine from Monday: official

WASHINGTON, Dec 12, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Americans will start receiving
the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, the official in charge
of the distribution operation said Saturday.

General Gus Perna told reporters the first doses will be shipped
Sunday and that starting Monday morning, “We are operationally 100%
confident that we will get the vaccines to the American people.”

“Expect 145 sites across all the states to receive vaccine on
Monday, another 425 sites on Tuesday. And the final 66 sites on
Wednesday, which will complete the initial delivery of the
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine,” he said.

The first push will vaccinate about three million people.

Federal health authorities have recommended that health care workers
and nursing home residents be at the front of the line, but the
decisions will be left to states.

The US became the sixth country to green light the Pfizer vaccine on
Friday night.

It has been shown to be 95 percent effective in preventing Covid-19
infection compared to a placebo.

But the FDA has advised people who have severe allergies to
ingredients in the drug to avoid getting immunized for the time being.

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