Bloomberg Law
Aug. 10, 2020, 10:25 PM

Covid Vaccine for Most Americans Will Take Until Well Into 2021 (1)

Anna Edney
Anna Edney
Bloomberg News
Josh Wingrove
Josh Wingrove
Bloomberg News
Robert Langreth
Robert Langreth
Bloomberg News

Even if the most optimistic projections hold true and a Covid-19 vaccine is cleared for U.S. use in November, the vast majority of Americans won’t be able to get the shots until spring or summer next year at the earliest.

That likely timeline, based on interviews and remarks from top specialists including Anthony Fauci of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, means businesses, schoolchildren and families will continue to wait.

In an interview, Fauci, who has also been involved with White House’s “Operation Warp Speed” vaccine program, said it may take until well into 2021 for vaccines to reach the much of ...

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