英美即将启动疫苗分配

COVID vaccine distribution
英美即将启动疫苗分配

The UK is poised to become the first western country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine, with its independent regulator set to grant approval within days.
英国政府官员透露，英国有望成为第一个批准使用新冠疫苗的西方国家，其独立监管机构预计在未来几天内将批准辉瑞和BioNTech联手研发的疫苗。

Deliveries of the vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer would begin within hours of the authorization, according to government officials. The first injections could take place starting Dec 7.
获得授权几个小时后，疫苗将开始被运送至全英各地，最快12月7日就能让民众接种疫苗。

Vaccines would normally be authorized by the European Medicines Agency until the end of the Brexit transition on Dec 31. However, the UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has the power to temporarily authorize products, in cases of urgent public need.
通常来说，在12月31日英国脱欧过渡结束之前，疫苗上市需要获得欧盟药监局批准，然而，在公众迫切需要的情况下，英国药品和保健品管理局有权临时批准疫苗产品。

An emergency US approval could come as soon as Dec 8-10, with shipments across the country starting within 24 hours of the announcement, according to US media reports.
据美国媒体报道，美国最早可能在12月8日至10日紧急批准新冠疫苗使用，并在获批后的24小时内开始在全国范围内交付。

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, established by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will meet on Tuesday to vote on how a coronavirus vaccine will be given out when one is approved.
美国疾控中心成立的免疫治疗咨询委员会将于12月1日召开会议，投票决定新冠疫苗获批后的分配问题。