11:17 a.m. ET, December 16, 2020
2 million Pfizer doses and 5.9 million Moderna doses allocated for next week, US health secretary says
From CNN s Naomi Thomas
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks during an Operation Warp Speed briefing on December 16. HHS and DoD
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Wednesday that approximately 2 million doses of Pfizer s vaccine have been allocated for jurisdictions to use next week.
If Moderna s Covid-19 vaccine is authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration in the coming days, Azar said the US has authorized nearly 5.9 million doses for next week.
Remember: The Moderna vaccine has not been approved by for emergency use yet, but an advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration released a document confirming the vaccine s efficacy on Tuesday.
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A snowstorm in the Northeast threatens to snarl vaccine deliveries.
Dallas White, a UPS driver, wheeled a shipment of Covid-19 vaccine into UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh on Monday.Credit.Kristian Thacker for The New York Times
Dec. 15, 2020
A major winter storm is bearing down on the Northeast, from Virginia to New England, with the potential to snarl distribution of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in the region.
The storm is expected to bring strong winds, more than six inches of snow and blizzard conditions in many areas on Wednesday and Thursday, threatening to hamper highway travel and knock out power, according to the National Weather Service. Some places may get two feet of snow; others may get freezing rain.
Snowy Blast Causes Havoc on the Roads
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A major winter storm swept through the Mid-Atlantic on its way to the Northeast, bringing heavy snow, freezing rain and dangerous driving conditions.
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A winter storm barreled into the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeast on Wednesday and continued into Thursday with forecasters predicting up to two feet of snow in places.CreditCredit.Mark Makela/Getty Images
The fast-moving winter storm that barreled through the Mid-Atlantic and into the Northeast on Wednesday and Thursday created hazardous road conditions in the affected areas.
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