The first wave of new corona vaccine – for the 50 states in the US

A few days ago CNN.co.jp reported the following:

USA

新型コロナワクチン、第１弾が全米５０州に

2020.12.15 Tue posted at 14:50 JST

 （ＣＮＮ） 米食品医薬品局（ＦＤＡ）が承認した新型コロナウイル向けワクチンの第１弾が全米５０州とワシントン（コロンビア特別区）、米領プエルトリコに配送されたことがわかった。当局者が１４日明らかにした。新型コロナウイルスが米国で初めて見つかってから１年未満でワクチンが配布されたことになる。

米政府の「ワープスピード作戦」によって、米製薬大手ファイザーのワクチンは１年未満で開発された。ワクチンの多くは開発に何年もかかることから、今回の出来事は驚異的な業績といえる。配送についても、物流大手のフェデックスとＵＰＳが１３日に開始し、初日の分はすべて配送を終えたという。

公衆衛生局のジェローム・アダムス長官はＣＮＮの番組で、ワクチンの配布について、素晴らしいことだとの認識を示し、「きょう、我々は本当に希望を得た」と語った。

最初のワクチンは１４日、新型コロナウイルスの流行の最前線で仕事にあたっている医療従事者に対して使われた。

大部分の米国人がワクチンを接種できるようになるには数カ月かかる見通し。

米国では毎日数千人が新型コロナウイルスによって死亡している。ジョンズ・ホプキンス大学によれば、１４日午後、新型コロナウイルスによる米国での死者数が３０万人を超えた。

新規感染の件数も死者数も過去にない割合で加速しており、米国の人々はワクチン接種の前に今冬を乗り切らなくてはならない。

国立アレルギー感染症研究所のファウチ所長は、ワクチンの到着が新型コロナウイルスの流行の終わりだと考えないようにすべきだと警告している。

全米で今週配布のワクチンの数は約２９０万回分で、１４５万人のワクチン接種を始めるのに十分な量だ。

アザー厚生長官によれば、１２月末までに２０００万人がワクチンを接種でき、来年１月末までには最大５０００万人がワクチン接種できるようになる。

Translation

(CNN) It ​was revealed that the first wave of vaccine for the new corona approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had been delivered to the 50 states on top of Washington (District of Columbia) and Puerto Rico of the US. Officials made clear this on the 14th. The vaccine was distributed in less than a year after the new coronavirus was first discovered in the United States.

With the US government's “Operation Warp Speed” ​​, Pfizer, a major US pharmaceutical company had developed a vaccine in less than a year. This event was a phenomenal achievement, as many vaccines took years to develop. Regarding delivery, logistics giants FedEx and UPS had started work on the 13th, and was said to have been completed all deliveries of the first day.

Jerome Adams, Secretary of the Public Health Service, on a CNN show had expressed a recognition that the distribution of vaccines was great and said that "Today, we really got hope".

The first vaccine would be used on the 14th for healthcare workers working at the forefront in dealing with the new coronavirus epidemic.

It might take several months before most Americans could get the vaccine.

In the United States thousands of people died from the new coronavirus each day. According to Johns Hopkins University, in the United States the death toll from the new coronavirus had exceeded 300,000 in the afternoon of the 14th.

The number of new infections and deaths was accelerating at an unprecedented rate, and Americans had to survive this winter before receiving the vaccination.

Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warned that the arrival of the vaccine should not be considered as the end of the new coronavirus epidemic.

The number of vaccines distributed this week in the United States was about 2.9 million, which was enough to start vaccination for 1.45 million people.

According to the Secretary of Health and Welfare, 20 million people could be vaccinated by the end of December; and up to 50 million people would be vaccinated by the end of January next year.

              So, this nation-wide vaccination program would help the US to return to its pre-pandemic level of economic activities very soon.