As the end of 2020 slowly draws near, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Moderna has announced that they are applying for FDA approval for their COVID-19 vaccine. This is the second company to apply for such approval. Now having two separate vaccines available prior to the end of this year would be monumental for American citizens. Another vaccine could and would most likely allow many aspects of everyone’s lives to get closer to being the way they were prior to this pandemic. The increased success of these companies working on vaccines exemplifies that this global health crisis could be ending soon.
Not only did another vaccine come closer to being released, but also President-Elect Joe Biden’s nominee for National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, saying that America and the Biden administration will “put its foot down” regarding China and making “public health a national security issue”. As the transition to this new administration continues not only do American citizens see that Biden will take measures to ensure public health is addressed but the world also sees this trend. Sullivan continued his remarks by alluding to the fact that Washington cannot let Beijing allow for something like this to happen again. These statements and others made by Sullivan illustrate that the Biden administration will pressure Beijing to control its public health better, along with ensuring that American public health is a top priority moving forward.
America is taking steps to combat the public health crisis that is COVID-19, and this new vaccine is another step to hopefully defeating this national security enemy. Adding yet another vaccine to an administration (starting January 20th) that will actively fight this pandemic shows that not only is the world getting closer to winning, but America more specifically is getting closer to winning this fight against COVID-19.
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