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HHS Secretary Azar says coronavirus vaccine could be available to all Americans by spring 2021

Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier weighs in on Pfizer rollout plan.

Coronavirus hospitalizations in the U.S. topped record highs for the second day in a row on Wednesday, data shows. 

The previous peak occurred in April when 59,940 patients were hospitalized with the virus.

The U.S. has recorded over 241,000 deaths and nearly 10.4 million confirmed infections since the start of the pandemic, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. New cases have soared to all-time highs of well over 120,000 per day over the past week.

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