US officials said 36 states want vaccines shipped to long-term care facilities
The Food and Drug Administration could give emergency approval to the vaccine from Pfizer as soon as this week. An expert panel met Thursday to review the drug company s application for an emergency use authorization.
It s then set to review Moderna s request for emergency approval of its vaccine. Both require two doses given weeks apart.
US health officials have said millions of doses of a vaccine could be shipped out within a day of its emergency approval. Governors and their health departments have been busy planning where those vaccines will go.