First U.S. COVID-19 vaccines could be available by late December or early January, says expert

October 31, 2020

India

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New Delhi, October 31, 2020 :

If everything goes well, the first doses of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine will likely become available to some high-risk Americans in late December or early January, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious diseases expert.

Going by the present estimations from Moderna Inc and Pfizer Inc, Americans will likely know around December whether or not a safe and effective vaccine is available, stated Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Both companies started the final stage of clinical testing in late July with thousands of people included in each trial. Moderna had earlier stated that it would deliver interim data from its large, late-stage trial next month. Pfizer will also likely release data after 3rd November. The data will then be reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and recommendations will be made on who gets the first doses if the trials are successful.

Source: (Reuters, October 30, 2020)

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