News ‘Momentous event’: HHS Secretary Alex Azar touts COVID-19 vaccine as a key to US herd immunity December 14, 2020Ken Alltucker, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Momentous event’: HHS Secretary Alex Azar touts COVID-19 vaccine as a key to US herd immunity Hospitals nationwide began immunizing health care workers Monday after the FDA's authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.