In the United States, there are problems with vaccination of the population against coronavirus: the vaccination campaign is significantly behind schedule due to logistics, according to The New York Times.
The authorities originally intended to vaccinate 20 million Americans by the end of 2020.
So, in Florida, doctors used less than a quarter of the available doses. In Puerto Rico, shipments were cut off by employees leaving for Christmas. In California, doctors have reported a drug shortage.
The publication notes that heads of local health departments and chief doctors of hospitals cite several reasons for this. One of them is the Christmas and New Year holiday season. The second reason is delays in the supply of vaccines to state-run nursing homes. Also, the lagging behind the schedule is affected by the load on the staff of medical institutions and health officials. They do not have enough time to detail the vaccination campaign and the distribution of drugs.
Earlier, Trump revealed the delivery date of the American vaccine against coronavirus around the world. “We will provide the vaccine to all US citizens early next year. Soon after, we will begin shipping it to the world,” he said during his New Year’s address.
December 31 World Health Organization (WHO) introduced a vaccine against coronavirus Pfizer / BioNTech to the list of recommended drugs for emergency use.
On December 13, the leadership of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved a > US vaccines from BioNTech and Pfizer in emergency situations. The first person to receive the vaccine from BioNTech and Pfizer in the United States was New York nurse Sandra Lindsay, who has worked with COVID-19 patients for the past ten months. Then on December 19, the US authorities approved the second vaccine against coronavirus – Moderna for use in the country ..