There would be 40 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine distributed by the end of the month according to officials. Gen. Gustave Perna, the Chief Operating Officer of Operation Warp Speed said that the first shipments of the vaccine will be arriving by Monday at the locations that have been designated by state officials.

“The first shipments should arrive Monday morning and extensive coordination will ensure that this occurs,” Perna said at a press conference just hours after the Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccine. “Make no mistake, distribution has begun,” Perna added. “Now, boxes are being packed and loaded with vaccines and within the next 24 hours, they will move the vaccine from the Pfizer facility to the UPS and FedEx hubs. Then it will go up to the locations nationwide which were identified by the states and the territories.”

There are 145 sites that are expected to receive the first delivery on Monday. On Tuesday there would be 425 sites to receive the second delivery and a final 66 sites will be getting the vaccine shipment on Wednesday. That should complete the initial shipment of the vaccine from Pfizer. The vaccines will then be combined with needles, syringes, and other supplies that are needed for administering the vaccines.

Perna also praised everyone who is part of Operation Warp Speed. “It is through the foundation established by the incredible experts of the CDC, the capability of commercial industry including Pfizer, McKesson, FedEx, UPS, Walgreens, CVS, and others, and most importantly, the governors, public health officers, and health care communities, that this plan will succeed,” Perna said.

“Because of the energy of the whole of America approach, I am 100 percent confident that we will safely distribute this precious commodity, this vaccine needed to defeat the enemy COVID,” he added.

The Democrats and other critics of the President have cast doubt on the effectiveness of the vaccine. Some have even claimed that they will not take the vaccine saying that it was rushed. They have ignored the fact that the vaccine is the product of the hard work of scientists and other experts who have been working on it.