Some doses of the COVID-19 vaccine could begin to be distributed as early as mid-December, Vice President Mike Pence told the nation's governors during a conference call with the White House Coronavirus Task Force Monday.
The week of December 13 - 19, Pfizer plans to be ready to deliver 6.4 million doses, enough to vaccinate about 3 million people, since they will require two shots, and some undetermined number are reserve or backup vaccine doses. The following week, Pfizer and Moderna are expected to produce enough to vaccinate another 10 million people. By the end of December, the two companies will have manufactured enough for a total of approximately 30 million people for the month.
周一，美国副总统彭斯（Mike Pence）在与白宫新冠病毒工作组的电话会议上告诉全国各州州长：部分剂量的COVID-19疫苗分发时间，最早可能在12月中旬开始。
12月13日-19日这一周，辉瑞公司计划准备提供640万剂疫苗，在两针的情况下，
足够为大约300万人接种，还有一些未确定的数量是储备或备用疫苗剂量。紧接着的一
周，辉瑞和Moderna预计将生产足够的疫苗，为另外1000万人接种。到12月底，这两家
公司将生产出足够3000万人接种的疫苗剂量。
Some doses of the COVID-19 vaccine could begin to be distributed as early as mid-December, Vice President Mike Pence told the nation's governors during a conference call with the White House Coronavirus Task Force Monday.
The week of December 13 - 19, Pfizer plans to be ready to deliver 6.4
million doses, enough to vaccinate about 3 million people, since they will
require two shots, and some undetermined number are reserve or backup
vaccine doses. The following week, Pfizer and Moderna are expected to
produce enough to vaccinate another 10 million people. By the end of
December, the two companies will have manufactured enough for a total of
approximately 30 million people for the month.