Chan: Maryland could get its first doses of the coronavirus vaccine next week

Deputy Health Secretary Dr. Jinlene Chan said Maryland might receive its first doses of the coronavirus vaccine as early as next week.

“If approved, which we anticipate it will be, we believe that the initial doses of the Pfizer vaccine will become available for Maryland as early as the week of December 14, or next week,” Chan said at a news conference at the State House in Annapolis on Tuesday in which she was accompanied by Gov. Larry Hogan and Assistant Health Secretary Bryan Mroz.

Chan said Moderna’s vaccine, if approved for emergency use at the FDA’s December 17 meeting could make its way to Maryland by the week of Dec. 21.

The FDA is scheduled to consider emergency approval of Pfizer’s vaccine on Thursday. Today the FDA published a report that confirmed the safety and efficacy of the biotech company’s vaccine.

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