英美即將啓動疫苗分配

COVID vaccine distribution
英美即將啓動疫苗分配

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.
英國政府官員透露，英國有望成爲第一個批准使用新冠疫苗的西方國家，其獨立監管機構預計在未來幾天內將批准輝瑞和BioNTech聯手研發的疫苗。

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.
獲得授權幾個小時後，疫苗將開始被運送至全英各地，最快12月7日就能讓民衆接種疫苗。

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.
通常來說，在12月31日英國脫歐過渡結束之前，疫苗上市需要獲得歐盟藥監局批准，然而，在公衆迫切需要的情況下，英國藥品和保健品管理局有權臨時批准疫苗產品。

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.
據美國媒體報道，美國最早可能在12月8日至10日緊急批准新冠疫苗使用，並在獲批後的24小時內開始在全國範圍內交付。

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.
美國疾控中心成立的免疫治療諮詢委員會將於12月1日召開會議，投票決定新冠疫苗獲批後的分配問題。