US Government to Buy 100 Million
Additional Doses of Pfizer Vaccine.
The Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS)
announced the purchase on Dec. 23.
According to HHS, Pfizer will
manufacture and deliver up to 100
million additional doses of the vaccine
to government-designated locations.
HHS added that the
purchase ensures that all
Americans who choose to be
vaccinated can be by June.
This new federal purchase can give Americans even more confidence that we will have enough supply to vaccinate every American who wants it by June 2021, HHS Secretary Alex Azar, via statement.
Despite the Trump administration’s role in the
agreement, the incoming Biden administration will
be responsible for the vaccine’s distribution next year