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According to recent Business Insider polling the typical American believes they will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine within the next three months. The CDC recommends that the first round of vaccinations should go to frontline workers and people aged 75 and up. Each state is in charge of its vaccine distribution process. Experts predict the general public will be able to be vaccinated by summer 2021. That would be after high-priority groups such as healthcare professionals and essential workers get the shots.
Thanksgiving is the biggest holiday in America. But, COVID-19 has forced many Americans to reconsider their plans. According to Insider polling nearly one in five respondents canceled their pre-made Thanksgiving travels plans as a result of the pandemic. Additionally, nearly 19% of respondents reported Thanksgiving travel plans which include either driving or flying. ICU beds in hospitals are increasingly reaching capacity. Experts are concerned that the odds of a post-Thanksgiving coronavirus spike are "extremely high."
This month there have been major virus breakthroughs from Moderna, BioNTech, and Pfizer. All three announced that their COVID-19 vaccine candidates had passed phase 3 testing. Dr. Anthony Fauci is the nation's leading expert on COVID-19. He said that Americans should take the breakthroughs as more reason to combat "COVID fatigue." At a New York Times conference Fauci said "The cavalry is on the way."
On Monday, Pfizer announced its vaccine candidate had succeeded in the final stage of clinical trials. Business Insider said this marked a major milestone in the race for a vaccine. Dr. Anthony Fauci said Americans could have access to a COVID vaccine as early as April 2021. He said that authorities will likely offer a COVID-19 to frontline healthcare staff first. The next people to get the vaccine will be the elderly and other vulnerable people. Fauci expressed concerns that not everyone may want to get vaccinated as soon as a vaccine is available. Fauci warned that convincing people to get the vaccine could take months.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is in hot water with the White House for speaking out in an interview, published Saturday, about the state of COVID-19 cases in the US. The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases warned that the US needed to make an 'abrupt change' in its handling of the pandemic. White House spokesperson Judd Deere sternly rebuked Fauci for making 'his political leanings known by praising the president's opponent.' Business Insider reports that for the first time since the outset of the pandemic, the US logged nearly 100,000 new cases of COVID-19 in a single day. President Donald Trump has continued to falsely blame the rise in cases on a rise in testing--and media coverage.
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