The management of Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (USA) approved the use of BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine from coronavirus. The approved recommendation concerns people of 16 years old and more.
CDC has accepted the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation of the first authorized #COVID19 vaccine for people 16 years and older. Healthcare personnel and long-term care facility residents should be vaccinated first. More: https://t.co/cYJxH31I3F pic.twitter.com/rBioalKbbP
— CDC @CDCgov December 13, 2020
The vaccine from Pfizer company is supposed to reach the distribution centers in 636 settlements across the U.S. on Monday, December 14. The company informed the White House, claiming that it could not provide enough extra doses of vaccine until July 2021.