Director CDC: No vaccine for all until the end of 2021
A vaccine may not be widely available before the "second or third trimester" next year.
Robert Redfield, the director of the CDC, spoke to a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee The work-HHS today on the coronavirus vaccine - and how to put an end to this pandemic. Read on reading his reflection report on what is needed to distribute the shots and to ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.
Redfield stated that a vaccine can be extremely available - but not before next year
"REDFIELD said that a vaccine could be available in November or December for first responders, but not widely available until the" second or third quarter "next year. He testified later, it would take six to Nine months after the vaccine has been approved before being approved distributed at the national level, "ReportsNPR.
Redfield said more resources were needed to distribute a vaccine
"The federal government needs an additional $ 5.5 billion to $ 6 billion to distribute a CVIV-19 vaccine once one is approved, Disease Control and Steering Control Centers Robert Redfield declared Wednesday A senatorial panel ".Bloomberg. "We do not have the resources to support 64 jurisdictions to get this operational plan. For me, it's an urgency we get that," said Redfield. "The CDC is responsible for working with states and territories to distribute a vaccine and has already spent $ 600 million, but it was just for early planning, according to Redfield. This is going to be a" high resource intensity distribution ". ", especially because some vaccines require a storage at -80 degrees Fahrenheit, he said."
Redfield called a more important face mask than a vaccine
He called the facial masks "the most important and most powerful public health tool we have." "I could even go so far as to say that this face mask is more guaranteed to protect me from Covid than when I take a Covid vaccine," said Redfield.
Redfield said no one played with the reports of his agency
"Last week the points of sale reported that Michael Caputo, a person named health policy and health and social services, attempted to control editorial control over the weekly scientific report of the CDC. , "reports theAp. Dr. Robert Redfield testified that "the scientific integrity" of the CDC was not compromised and it will not be compromised under my watch. "
REDFIELD defended scientists against the charges of "sedition"
"The director of the CDC also defended the integrity of the agency's scientists after charges of a" -Caputo "first-order official, that there was a" unity of resistance "of scientists, the appellant guilty of "sedition", reports NPR. "Redfield said" not only is not only true, it deeply saddened me when I read these comments. "" "CDC is composed of thousands of men and dedicated, very competent women; This is the first public health agency in the world. , "He added. Caputo has since taken measures of absence to focus on his health and family. As for yourself: go through this pandemic with your healthier, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.
