HHS’ Azar Predicts 20 Million Americans Vaccinated in the Coming Weeks
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar is optimistic about the groundbreaking coronavirus vaccine that is already being distributed in Britain. In an appearance on “Good Morning America” Friday, Azar was…
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar is optimistic about the groundbreaking coronavirus vaccine that is already being distributed in Britain.
In an appearance on “Good Morning America” Friday, Azar was asked about the Sanofi vaccine — the company recently suffered a setback for the company that projected 100 million doses in 2020.
Sanofi had hoped to begin distributing their vaccine in early 2021 but it will be pushed to later in the year after they found that it did not generate enough antibodies in elderly recipients.
Asked about the new Sanofi timeline, Azar told George Stephanopoulos, “We weren’t counting on in terms of getting to the projections that you and I have talked about of having enough vaccines for every American by the second quarter.”
He added, “We’re looking at 20 million Americans being vaccinated just in the next coming weeks. Up to 50 million total by the end of January and we believe we could have 100 million actual vaccination in arm by the end of February and the products just keep rolling out.”
Azar also suggested the potential coronavirus vaccines from Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca.
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The HHS Secretary also announced during the interview that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will proceed toward authorizing emergency use for the Pfizer vaccine.