The U.S. government plans to transport a coronavirus vaccine to distribution sites across the United States within 24 hours after the Food and Drug Administration grants an emergency authorization or approval, senior administration officials said Wednesday, according to a CNBC report.
The government will use McKesson as its main distributor for the vaccine, said Paul Ostrowski, who is overseeing logistics for the Trump administration’s Covid-19 vaccine program Operation Warp Speed. During a press call with reporters, Ostrowski said, “We will move [the vaccine] as fast as possible within a day or so.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans. In the plan, the CDC said it anticipates a coronavirus vaccine will initially be granted an emergency use authorization before a full formal approval.
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