COVID-19: US HHS Secretary warns Americans to 'not let guard down' as vaccine arrives

On December 14, US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar asked Americans t to let ir guard down with respect to COVID-19 as he reminded  population that y h to hit 'herd immunity' from vaccines. Azar joined Surgeon General Jerome am at George Washington University Hospital to witness first shot of Pfizer and BioNtech ministered, as he called it iculation of 5 healthcare workers a "momentous event”. "We're here today because of extraordinary medical achievement our country has delivered this week through President Trump's 'Operation Warp Speed,'" HHS Secretary told Fox News, according to an ANI report.

“Today health care providers across America are going to work to minister vaccines to those most vulnerable and ir coworkers,” he said. US ministered very first Pfizer shot to director of critical care nursing at Long Island Jewish Medical Center at 9:20 a.m. on December 14 during a news conference with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. Azar told Fox in a live-streamed dress that US was going to iculate most vulnerable population, healthcare, and frontline workers in a two-dose regime. 

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Warns people to be 'vigilant'

"At 95 percent efficacy, this vaccine is extraordinary at protecting you from virus, getting vaccinated will help keep you, your family and your country safe,” HHS secretary said. However, he warned people to be vigilant. “We need you to do that because we want everybody who is here w to be here next year for holiday season. w is t time to let our guard down. This is t end of our battle against COVID but today marks a critical milestone in ultimate defeat of COVID-19,” Azar said.

Earlier, in a similar warning, American business mogul and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warned that subsequent 4 to 6 months could possibly be worst phase of a pandemic. In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Gates spoke about response to coronavirus pandemic, saying that US could have over 200,000 ditional deaths if protocols such as wearing of masks and hand hygiene weren’t hered to. 

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