Behind the scenes at Pfizer's US facility

Pfizer released footage from its US manufacturing hub in Kalamazoo, Michigan as the first US shots of a newly authorised Covid-19 vaccine will be administered as early as Monday morning.

Doses of the vaccine from Pfizer and partner BioNTech, which was authorized for use by U.S. regulators on Friday (December 11), will be delivered to 145 locations around the country on Monday (December 14), U.S. Army General Gustave Perna said on Saturday (December 12).

The remainder of the 636 delivery locations selected by U.S. states and territories will receive doses on Tuesday (December 15) and Wednesday (December 16), he said, adding that every week going forward Pfizer will have more doses ready for distribution and administration.

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