The Trump administration is effectively doubling down on its bet that the United States will win the vaccine race and won’t have to share with its allies.

Also, a U.S. advisory panel proposes giving the 1st vaccine doses – initial supplies are expected to be limited to up to 15 million people – to high-risk health care workers and first responders.

Even at 43,000 new cases per day, the U.S. remains far above the numbers seen during the spring, when new daily cases peaked at about 34,000.