© Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty ImagesA vial of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at a health clinic in Cardiff, Wales, yesterday.
"I've got some good news for you," Azar said on ABC's "Good Morning America."
"Just a little bit ago, the FDA informed Pfizer that they do intend to proceed toward an authorization for their vaccine."
The vaccine, developed by Pfizer and German company BioNTech, will be the first vaccine against the coronavirus in the US.
It was approved for use last week in the UK, with vaccinations rolled out to British citizens immediately.
The US news comes a day after an FDA advisory board voted to approve the drug for emergency use authorization following an all-day hearing of health experts.
"So in the next couple of days, probably as we work to negotiate with Pfizer the information doctors need to prescribe it appropriately, we should be seeing the authorization of this first vaccine," Azar continued.
"We could be seeing people getting vaccinated Monday, Tuesday of next week."
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You mean the the company heavily invested in by Gates? Then there's Moderna who hasn't made a vaccine yet in their very short life.....except for the one their about to push.