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Positive birth in a pandemic EP:2 - Making A Birth Plan, with Mill Hill (author of The Positive Birth Book) and Sophie Fletcher (author of Mindful Hynobirthing). Watch episode 1 here: https://youtu.be/53wp3gaMncg Hope you enjoy! FOLLOW MOTHER & BABY: Website: www.motherandbaby.co.uk Facebook: @motherandbaby Instagram: @motherandbaby S U B S C R I B E ⇨ https://bit.ly/2Ot7x9o
The US government has ordered another 100 million doses of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine. This brings the total number of vaccines ordered to 200 million, says Business Insider. If the vaccine receives emergency-use authorization from the FDA, Moderna plans to deliver. The delivery will be for 20 million doses by the end of December with the rest over the start of 2021. The US still has the option to purchase another 300 million doses from Moderna. Everyone who wants the vaccine should be able to get one, timing is the main concern.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo thinks one vaccine could receive FDA emergency authorization. Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine is the one he was alluding to on Thursday. An independent advisory panel will vote on whether to recommend an emergency use authorization. Several top health officials have said they expect the vaccine to get authorized on Thursday. However, at least one FDA official has said the process could take up to a week after the panel's vote.
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine confers more than 50% protection against the virus within 10 days of receiving the first dose. Pfizer, which developed the vaccine with BioNTech, said the vaccine was more than 95% after 2 doses. The two vaccine doses are intended to be administered 21 days apart. According to UPI, data suggests that the vaccine is effective for everyone regardless of weight or age. The U.S. federal government has agreed to purchase enough of the vaccine to inoculate 50 million people.
Three coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca have shown to be effective in late-stage trials. According to Business Insider, the federal government will be allocating the number of vaccine doses to states by population. This is the largest vaccination effort ever attempted in the U.S., with hundreds of millions of doses being prepared. Most states have announced the number of doses they expect to receive in the first round of distribution. With initial doses limited and lacking strong federal guidance, it's up to U.S. states to determine who will get the first vaccines.