Headline RoundupNovember 22nd, 2020

Operation Warp Speed Adviser Predicts A COVID-19 Vaccine By Mid-December

Summary from the AllSides News Team

On Sunday Dr. Moncef Slaoui, the chief adviser for Operation Warp Speed, the Trump administration's plan to administer a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine, said some Americans could start receiving a vaccine by the second week of December. Slaoui's comments come after pharmaceutical company Pfizer applied for emergency use authorization of its COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Slaoui said with a 95 percent effective rate, about 70 percent of the population would have to be immunized "for true herd immunity to take place"; Slaoui said he expects this to take place in May 2021. The potential vaccine was widely covered by outlets across the political spectrum. Coverage from right-rated sources tended to be more optimistic, highlighting Slaoui's hopes of herd immunity by next year. Reports from left-rated outlets tended to mention the fact that Trump has yet to recognize Biden as the winner of the election, subsequently inhibiting Biden's strategy for battling the coronavirus.

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