(CNN) While the coronavirus pandemic continued to surge throughout the summer and fall, federal government officials repeatedly offered a ray of hope: enough vaccine doses to vaccinate 20 million Americans by the end of December. One count, from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows about 9.5 million doses have been distributed as of Wednesday morning and just over a million people have been vaccinated -- not even close to the 20 million goal Warp Speed originally set. With the 20 million number seeming further from reach, OWS officials acknowledged Monday they may not get there until January. An HHS official said that nearly 16 million doses have already been allocated for states and jurisdictions to order. "To date, we still have not started vaccine distribution in Dayton," Whaley said Tuesday, adding that Christmas Eve will be the first day someone from Dayton receives the vaccine.

Source: CNN December 23, 2020 20:26 UTC