across the country. reporter: early fda analysis showing moderna s vaccine is nearly 95% effective and appears to prevent severe disease. preliminary evidence also suggests the vaccine reduced asymptomatic infection in volunteers by two-thirds after the first shot. temporary side effects include fever, headache and fatigue. neil browning was one of the first to get two doses of the moderna vaccine in a trial back in march. i ve been enrolled now for almost nine months. i ve had no symptoms other than the sore arm after each morning. reporter: for now, the pfizer vaccine rollout in full swing. the push to vaccinate this country expected to expand next week to 1,100 nursing homes. in the next wave, first responders, teachers and food workers, followed by people over the age of 65 and those with pre-existing conditions. hackensack hospital in new jersey has treated more people with covid than any other hospital in the state and the patients keep coming.
and what they told police at the scene. there s news tonight about that college basketball star who collapsed on the court. he had recovered from covid and what we ve now learned. the big change for new year s eve here in new york city. and our made in america christmas. we asked for your one thing and you came through. good evening and it s great to have you with us here on this tuesday night. we do have a lot to get to. with the pfizer vaccine now reaching hundreds of new locations today and vaccinations under way now for a second day, we are getting news tonight about a potential second vaccine, moderna. tonight, what the fda is now reporting. these are encouraging results and we ll take you through them. could we have emergency approval for a second vaccine by the end of the week? and two vaccines under way by christmas? the news comes as we witness the emergency unfolding in icus
potential second vaccine that could get approval in just days tonight, the fda also authorizing a new at-home covid test? reporter: exactly, david. this is the first at-home test, it s a nasal swab, that doesn t require a prescription and can give results within 15 minutes without having to send a sample to a lab. children as young as 2 years old will be able to take this test. david? all right, stephanie ramos with us tonight, as well. thank you, steph. and with this urgent race to vaccinate americans, a major storm could slow this down. we are tracking that major nor easter tonight, potentially the biggest snowstorm in years for parts of the northeast. major winter storm already bringing blinding snow in nebraska. this tractor trailer, the accidents mounting. and tonight, alerts from georgia now up through new york and new england. let s get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee with the newest track tonight. hi, ginger. reporter: david, shipments of the vaccine will not be