Donald Trump announced that the United States approved the v …

The coronavirus vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical company Modern he was approved in the United States. So It was announced by the President of this country, Donald Trump, who said its distribution would begin “immediately”.

“Moderna’s vaccine has been widely approved. Distribution will begin immediately,” Trump wrote in a message on his personal Twitter account. “Europe and other regions of the world hard hit by the Chinese virus – Germany, France, Spain and Italy in particular -. The vaccines are on the way!”, Added the US president in a subsequent publication.

Trump thus anticipated the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States by announcing the final decision on the approval of the vaccine against the coronavirus developed by Moderna. The vaccine had already obtained the green light from the Advisory Committee on Vaccines and Biologics, where on Thursday it was supported by 20 votes in favor, one abstention and no votes against. Most members of this committee believed that Moderna’s vaccine offered benefits that outweighed the risks for adults.

The pronouncement of this advisory committee was the last step before the FDA defined the emergency use of the Moderna vaccine in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The prospect is that after approval, the vaccine will begin to be distributed as early as next week.

Hours before Trump’s announcement, his vice, Mike Pence, received the Pfizer vaccine. He did so at a public event at Walter Reed Medical Center in the White House, which was broadcast live on television. “I didn’t feel anything,” Pence said after the inoculation and stressed the importance of Operation Devilish Speed, the program launched by the White House to promote the development of the coronavirus vaccine.

“Make no mistake, it’s a medical miracle,” Pence said of the Pfizer vaccine, which began shipping this week. “I also believe history will remember that this week was the start of the end of the coronavirus pandemic,” he said.

Pence, who heads the White House Coronavirus Task Force, urged U.S. citizens to continue to respect social distancing, handwashing and mask use to avoid getting infected. “The way forward at this time of challenge is surveillance and vaccination,” he warned.