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US states to get vaccine within 24 hours of nod

In final late-stage trials, the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine proved to be 95 per cent effective, and the makers said they would move to get approval "within days". The vaccine was almost as effective in people over 65, who are more vulnerable to disease. As the world waits for the shots, the US states are likely to get the first taste of the medicine. An army official indicated that states will get the vaccine shipments within 24 hours of approval from the drug regulator.

Let's look at the global statistics

Global infections: 56,250,764

Change over yesterday: