WASHINGTON (AP / KDKA) – The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal on Friday in an effort to step up efforts to fight back an outbreak so dire that the nation regularly records more than 3,000 deaths a day.
The much-needed doses are expected to arrive Monday after the Food and Drug Administration approves an emergency rollout of the vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institutes of Health.
The move marks the world’s first approval for Moderna’s recordings. The vaccine is very similar to that from Pfizer Inc. and Germany’s BioNTech, which is now being made available to millions of healthcare and nursing home workers as the largest vaccination campaign in US history gains traction.
The two are working “better than we could almost have hoped,” said NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins told The Associated Press. “Science works here, science has done something amazing.”
Initial results from large, ongoing studies show that both vaccines are safe and highly protective, although Moderna’s is easier to use as it does not need to be stored in extremely frozen temperatures.
Rich Fitzgerald, executive of Allegheny County, participated in the Moderna process.
“After knowing that it is the most successful with the highest percentage of positive ethical effectiveness, I am glad to be in that area,” he said.
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While the district manager says there was no reaction from the first shot, there was no response to dose two.
“I had a low temperature fever for about 12 hours. I probably wouldn’t have known about the fever if I hadn’t taken my temperature to log into their study. I felt a little pain and a little tired. It took about 12 hours and that was it, ”he said.
A second vaccine is a glimmer of hope amid desperation as the virus continues to spread unabated before holiday gatherings that will further fuel the outbreak.
“We’re on a roll here. Another remarkable vaccine with amazing effectiveness, “said Kelly Stefano, director of microbiology at Allegheny Health Network, adding,” To end such a pandemic, we are really going to need the best of everything we can get now. “
The Scourge has claimed more than 312,000 US lives and killed 1.7 million people worldwide. There are an average of over 216,000 cases per day in the US. Daily deaths hit an all-time high, dwarfing 3,600 on Wednesday.
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