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COVID-19 vaccine could be ready December – U.S. disease expert

Top U.S. infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, says the first doses of a successful COVID-19 vaccine would be available to some hardest-hit Americans by late December or early January.

Fauci, who is the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stated this during a live Facebook chat on Thursday.

He said Americans would know in December whether or not they would have a safe and effective vaccine, citing leading vaccine developers, Pfizer and Moderna.

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The comments came as the country reported no fewer than 74,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.

The U.S. coronavirus caseload currently stands at no fewer than 8.9 million, including 228,194 deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic.

Fauci said the first preliminary COVID-19 vaccine trail results should be out within the next few weeks.

According to him, the first vaccine doses will likely be made available to individuals considered most in need “by the end of December or the beginning of January.”

He was, however, quick to warn that it would take time for normalcy to return to the country even with an effective vaccine. (NAN)

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