The first COVID-19 vaccinated truck in the United States prepares to roll

The first truck with the widely used COVID-19 vaccine in the United States was scheduled to withdraw from its Michigan manufacturing plant on Sunday. This shot is important to stop the outbreak of the US coronavirus and will reach the state the next day.

Shipments of Pfizer vaccines will begin the largest vaccination effort in American history during a critical period of the pandemic, which killed 1.6 million people and killed 71 million people worldwide.

Initially, about 3 million doses are expected, and the surge in infectious diseases, hospitalizations, and deaths in the United States will prioritize healthcare professionals and nursing home residents, which could worsen during vacations. The vaccine is a spot to fight the pandemic that killed nearly 300,000 bright Americans.

According to federal authorities, the first shipments of Pfizer vaccines will be staggered, arriving at 145 distribution centers on Monday, 425 sites shipping on Tuesday, and the remaining 66 sites shipping Wednesday. The vaccine, co-developed by German partner BioNTech, is distributed based on the adult population of each state.

Dr. Graham Snyder, who headed the Center’s Vaccine Task Force, said Pennsylvania’s healthcare giant UPMC has selected the staff essential to the operation of the facility from among the first vaccinated staff.

“It’s very exciting. The moment we do the first dose, I’ll be thrilled,” Snyder said on Saturday. “It will obviously be a watershed moment for us.”

According to Snyder, the UPMC system estimates that half of its employees are ready to be vaccinated as soon as they are vaccinated.

Vaccines are heading to hospitals and other places where they can be stored at very low temperatures of about 94 degrees below freezing. Pfizer uses containers with dry ice and GPS-enabled sensors to keep each cargo cooler than the Antarctic weather.

According to federal authorities, doses should be delivered within 3 weeks to all state-specified vaccination sites, including local pharmacies.

The Oshner Health System at 40 hospitals in Louisiana and Mississippi expects to receive more than 9,000 doses in the next few days, said Dr. Sandrake Marie, hospital quality medical director.

She said the employee approved in the first round received a text and email instructing her to schedule her first injection.

“I think I’m enthusiastic,” Chemary said on Saturday. “There is an idea that if you are vaccinated and have immunity, you may not have to be too afraid to come to work.”

This deployment ensures that people have enough vaccine to give people the two doses needed for complete protection against COVID-19. This means that the government is refraining from giving 3 million doses to those who were vaccinated in the first round to get a second vaccination a few weeks later.

The Food and Drug Administration approved the emergency use of the vaccine on Friday, saying it was very protective and had no major safety concerns. US regulators worked for months to emphasize the rigor and independence of the reviews, but faced political pressure until the final stages.

Concerns about rushing firing can undermine vaccination efforts in countries where skepticism about vaccines is deeply rooted. The FDA’s head said the authorities’ decisions were based on science, not politics, even though the White House threatened to dismiss him if the vaccine was not approved by Saturday.

Although the vaccine has been determined to be safe, UK regulators are investigating several severe allergic reactions. The FDA’s instructions tell providers not to give it to people with a known history of severe allergic reactions to any of its ingredients.

Another vaccine by Moderna will be reviewed by a panel of experts this week and may soon be approved for public use.

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Perone was reported from Washington, Stove from New York, and Scorforo from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Lauran Neergaard, an Associated Press medical writer in Alexandria, Virginia, and Candice Choi, a health writer in New York, contributed to the story.

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