US coronavirus: US can vaccinate up to 85% of US adults and begin to return to normal at fall, says Fauci

“The only way to solve a problem is to own it,” he said. “Everyone wears a mask, everyone adheres to public health measures, removes the vaccine as quickly as possible, does everything in our power to make the doses available and get into the arms of people.”

Elderly people wait for hours in LA

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one million coronavirus vaccine chips were administered on Thursday – the second time that so many doses have been given per day.

And although it has administered a total of more than 17.5 million doses, officials say they are not getting the vaccines fast enough to meet demand.

In Georgia, officials see a large number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths, and the 120,000 doses allocated to the state each week are not enough to vaccinate the elderly and other high-risk residents, Governor Brian Kemp said.

“We’ll still have a lot more demand than we have,” Kemp said.

Restrictions on supply in New York City mean there are not enough doses to vaccinate members of the NYPD and FDNY, the agencies told CNN on Thursday. There is still enough for those who have already made appointments and for those who have already received their first dose, the FDNY said.

Mayor Eric Garcetti on Thursday filled the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles largely with people over 65 years of age. Some waited five hours for the vaccine.

“There can be waiting … use the toilet beforehand, bring water and snacks, and make sure your fuel tank is full or your car is charged,” he said.

President Joe Biden’s choice for surgeon general dr. Vivek Murthy said the US needs to do more to speed up the vaccinations.

“We can not take a year to reach the critical levels of vaccination in our country,” Murthy told Wolf Blitzer, CNN. “We need to get there sooner.”

“Most Americans do not know when or where they can get a vaccine, including older Americans, who are already eligible to get a vaccine in a growing number of states,” said Drew Altman, president and CEO of KFF. , Said in a news release on Friday. large numbers of people are frustrated, angry and confused. ‘

New vaccines may be on the way

Officials hope new coronavirus vaccines will be approved and speed up administration.

Currently, the US has approved vaccines through Pfizer and Moderna.

However, Johnson & Johnson is conducting clinical trials on a very large scale and plans to have enough vaccine for 100 million Americans by spring, ‘said Dr. Councilman Mark McClellan told CNBC on Thursday.

Dr. Fauci said the company’s vaccine is “just around the corner” to seek FDA approval for emergency use.

“It’s probably a few weeks to look at the data, to have the FDA evaluate whether we’re in a situation where we can go ahead and think about giving it to the public,” he said. .

The new vaccine has benefits, he said. It will come in a single shot and it does not have to stay in the cold climate that made storage and transportation of existing vaccines so difficult, Fauci said.

“AstraZeneca is not quite there yet, you know it’s being tested in several countries, but it’s a little behind, but not too far behind,” Fauci said.

Last week, the federal government’s Operation Warp Speep program said it hoped to get the authorization by the end of March, Chief Adviser Moncef Slaoui said.

“Hopefully the vaccine is effective again, as evidenced by trials conducted in Brazil and the United Kingdom,” Slaoui said. “So maybe an approval somewhere by the end of March, and a significant number of doses available around that time.”