The US would be the first to get a potential coronavirus vaccine being created by a French company, its CEO said
Inside the US, some have suggested prioritizing healthcare workers as the first to receive the vaccine. But distributing the vaccine on a global scale will likely be complicated by politics and logistics.
Hudson told Bloomberg he is pushing European leaders to invest more in a vaccine, saying that the region could be left behind as other countries pursue vaccine research through funding. "I've been campaigning in Europe to say the US will get vaccines first," Hudson said. "That's how it will be because they've invested to try and protect their population, to restart their economy.
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