Distribution of newly approved Moderna vaccine begins, with deliveries scheduled to begin Sunday to more than 3,000 sites across the United States.
Distribution of Moderna’s new coronavirus vaccine, approved by the U.S. government Friday for emergency use, began Saturday (Dec. 19).
U.S. Army Gen. Gustave Perna told a press conference that Moderna has shipped the vaccine product from the manufacturing plant to the McKesson Corp. warehouse where it is distributed. Crews were boxing up the vaccine Saturday and loading it onto trucks. The vaccine trucks departed Sunday and are scheduled to begin delivery Monday to more than 3,700 health care facility receiving locations across the United States.
Modena’s vaccines will be escorted by security personnel, including U.S. Marshals, and stored in locked, refrigerated trucks during transport, Pena said. The U.S. government plans to let high-risk people such as elderly residents of nursing homes and health care workers get the vaccine first.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the use of the vaccine, made by Modena, in emergency situations. An outside advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reportedly recommended the vaccine from Modena on Saturday for people over the age of 18.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said 7.9 million doses of the new Pfizer and Modena vaccine will be distributed across the United States this week.
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