The vaccine the second approved for use in the U.S. behind Pfizer and BioNTech s is Moderna s first-ever FDA authorized product. The agency s authorization kickstarts the federal government s plan to distribute roughly 5.9 million doses of Moderna s vaccine to 64 states, territories and major cities across the nation next week.
Initial doses will be limited as manufacturing ramps up, with officials predicting it will take months to immunize everyone in the U.S. who wants to be vaccinated. U.S. officials hope to vaccinate at least 20 million Americans mostly front-line health-care workers and nursing home residents by the end of the year.
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