The very first deliveries of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine left the drugmaker’s facility in Portage, Michigan early Sunday morning, paving the way for millions of vulnerable individuals in the U.S. to be vaccinated.
About 184,275 vials of the vaccine, established by Pfizer and BioNTech, were shipped in freight trucks from the plant and will be delivered to every state. Another 390,000 vials are set to be shipped on Monday.
An overall of 145 circulation sites are scheduled to receive the shots on Monday, 425 more will get it on Tuesday, and 66 sites on Wednesday.
The Food and Drug Administration on licensed the vaccine for emergency usage on Friday. The request came after a Phase 3 scientific study revealed Pfizer’s vaccine to be 95 percent effective in preventing the illness connected with the coronavirus.
Last month, Dr. Moncef Slaoui, who is handling Operation Lightning speed’s coronavirus vaccine advancement efforts, said the White House prepares to have sufficient vaccine dosages to immunize about 20 million individuals in the U.S. in December and another 25 to 30 million per month on an ongoing basis after that.
Pfizer stated it plans to produce up to 50 million dosages worldwide by the end of the year and up to 1.3 billion dosages by the end of next year.
The coronavirus has killed more than 298,000 people in the U.S., and more than 16 million individuals in the country have contracted the disease. Worldwide, more than 1,609,000 individuals have actually passed away from the virus.
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