Fauci says Pfizer coronavirus vaccine likely available for high-risk cases by December

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government's top infectious disease expert, said that a coronavirus vaccine could be available for the nation's highest-risk individuals as soon as December.

Pfizer's chief executive has said that it could have 30 million to 40 million doses of the vaccine before the end of the year, enough for 15 million to 20 million people to get an initial shot and a booster three weeks later, The New York Times reported.

Health care and front-line workers, as well as groups that are at higher risk for infection, or are more vulnerable to the virus ‒ such as the elderly ‒ are likely to get the first round of vaccines made available to the public.