Is the end of COVID-19 near?
Good news for the first time in a long time in 2020. The Trump administration announced that widespread distribution of a vaccine against the coronavirus would happen before the end of the year, directly contradicting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield. But more specifically “sometime in October,” though “it may be a little later than that.”
Top health officials testified that the vaccine wouldn’t be ready until next spring or summer in 2021. They stress that wearing a mask is the most important thing to protect people from this virus. “I might even go so far as to say that this face mask is more guaranteed to protect me against COVID than when I take a COVID vaccine,” Redfield told a Senate panel Wednesday.
Redfield also stated that the first of the vaccines aren’t going out to the public right when they are done, but to the first responders and those who are dealing with COVID on the front lines. “we’ll start delivering it immediately upon getting it.” said Trump.
Once the vaccine gets approved by the food and drug administration, free vaccines will be distributed amongst the public. “We will move that as fast as possible, within a day or so, to administration sites after we get the word from the FDA,” said Lt. Gen. Paul Ostrowski.
The end of COVID-19 may be near as we are closing in on the finishing touches of the vaccine. Administration sites may be limited early on to target particular populations and storage requirements. Later, sites could expand to include pediatric and adult health care providers and pharmacies.
COVID is still going on and as of right now there are no vaccines so the best way to keep yourself safe and others is to practice social distancing, and to wear a mask. Wearing a mask may be difficult or hard for some, but if we keep up with these safety procedures, normalization will be with us soon.
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