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Trump hails vaccine 'miracle,' with millions of doses soon
By ZEKE MILLER vaccine, from drugmaker
Associated Press Pfizer, is expected to re-
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- ceive endorsement by a
dent Donald Trump cel- panel of Food and Drug
ebrated the expected Administration advisers as
approval of the first U.S. soon as this week, with de-
vaccine for the coronavirus livery of 100 million doses
Tuesday as the White House — enough for 50 million
worked to instill confidence Americans — expected in
in the massive distribution coming months.
effort that will largely be ex- "Every American who wants
ecuted by President-elect the vaccine will be able to
Joe Biden get the vaccine and we
Trump said the expected think by spring we're going
approvals are coming be- to be in a position nobody
fore most people thought would have believed possi-
possible. "They say it's ble just a few months ago,"
somewhat of a miracle Trump said.
and I think that's true," he Pfizer developed its vac-
declared. cine outside of “Opera-
Trump led Tuesday's White tion Warp Speed,” but is
House event celebrating partnering with the federal
"Operation Warp Speed," government on manufac-
his administration's effort turing and distribution.
to produce and distribute President Donald Trump speaks during an "Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit" on the White
safe and effective vac- Continued on next page House complex, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in Washington.
cines for COVID-19. The first Associated Press