EUA Approved as a New Strain Surfaces in the UK
Following
last Thursdays review by FDA advisors, the FDA issued Moderna Inc. with a
EUA for distribution and use across the U.S.To get more news about WikiFX, you can visit wikifx official website.
The EUA allows the vaccination of 18-year-olds and older with Moderna Inc.s mRNA vaccine.
Late
last week, the U.S government and the markets had anticipated the EUA
approval. 20 million doses are due for the U.S before the end of the
year.
As new COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the U.S,
Operation Warp Speed will need to prove decisive in the fight against
the pandemic.
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Following the FDA approval, Moderna Inc. expects to deliver doses of the vaccine to healthcare centers from Monday.
A
reported 3,700 sites are to begin vaccinations at the start of the
week. The number of doses is expected to be far higher than those that
Pfizer Inc. is in the process of circulating.
This is assuming that
there are no supply chain issues that could undermine the production of
20 million doses by year-end. Over the weekend, there were reports that
certain states had seen their allocation of the Moderna Inc. vaccine
cut significantly…
Over the weekend, Moderna Inc. began to deliver vaccine doses under guard and in secure refrigeration.
Later today, the CDC is also set to decide on the next priority group beyond phase 1c to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
The CDCs phase sequence for the highest priority recipients of COVID-19 vaccines was as follows:
Phase 1a: Healthcare personnel and long-term care facility residents.
Phase
1b: Essential workers including the education sector, food &
agriculture, utilities, police, firefighters, correction officers,
transportation.
Phase 1c: Adults with high-risk medical conditions and adults of the age of 65 years plus.
In
terms of numbers, healthcare personnel and long-term care facility
residents total around 24 million. This would require a total of 48
million doses for phase 1a alone.
This means that, while the CDC
will decide on priority groups beyond phase 1c, new groups will need to
wait well into the New Year based on vaccine delivery numbers.