6.4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses expected to be shipped to states by mid-Decemberhttps://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/527436-64-million-covid-19-vaccines-expected-to-be-shipped-to-states-by-midAn estimated 6.4 million doses of Pfizer’s vaccine will be distributed to states and territories by mid-December, assuming it receives Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorization by that point, Operation Warp Speed officials told reporters Tuesday.
State officials were notified Friday how many doses they should expect to receive in the initial distribution, and they will make their own decisions about who will be prioritized for the first doses.
Still, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Tuesday the agency is working on recommendations for prioritization, and he suggested health care workers, people living in nursing homes and other vulnerable people should be first in line.
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Officials still expect 40 million vaccine doses will be ready by the end of the year.
As the article notes, these numbers are just for the Pfizer vaccine.
If in the coming week or so Moderna requests EUA
and IF the FDA doesn't wait for 3 weeks to review Moderna's request - as they have done with PFizer - those numbers could be significantly increased. And ASSuming the FDA doesn't
