First COVID-19 vaccinations could take place in early to mid-December in the United States

The first COVID-19 vaccinations could take place in early to mid-December in the United States. This after Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech applied for emergency use of its vaccine on Friday while Moderna is expected to follow suit with a similar application before the end of the month. The head of the U.S. vaccine programme known as Operation Warp Speed also indicated over the weekend that vaccines would be shipped to every state within 24 hours of the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the application for emergency use. Between 20 and 40 million doses could be available and distributed before the end of the year in the United States alone.