President Donald Trump told U.S. troops on Thursday that the coronavirus vaccine's delivery would begin next week.

According to Reuters, Trump announced this through his video call with military members overseas on Thanksgiving.

Frontline workers will be first in line to receive the coronavirus vaccine, alongside medical personnel and senior citizens.

"We are rounding the curve. The vaccines are being delivered - literally it will start next week and the week after," Trump said in a report from RT. "We're going very quickly."

He said the short development time of the coronavirus vaccine was a "medical miracle." He noted that two pharmaceutical firms already had optimistic results with their vaccine candidates.

The President was likely referring to Pfizer and Moderna. Trump added that there could be three more companies coming out with the vaccines soon.

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"This normally would have taken four or five years, just getting it through the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)," he said.

These promising results are good news for more than 12.9 million infected Americans. Several vaccine candidates are already at the final stage of their respective clinical trials before asking for FDA approval. 

Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine To Be Under FDA Scrutiny Monday

Pfizer's vaccine candidate will be a part of the FDA's meeting agenda on Monday.

If the FDA agrees that the vaccine is safe and effective in fighting the coronavirus, an emergency use authorization would be issued soon.

Presently, the government conducts a joint effort among several agencies to produce and deliver a safe and effective vaccine to the public.

Gen. Gustave Perna, the head of Operation Warp Speed's effort to distribute coronavirus vaccines nationwide, said he believes the FDA's authorization, which he calls 'D-Day,' could occur between December 10 and 14.

He assured that after authorization, a vaccine will be "on the street" within 24 hours, reported Daily Mail.

Military Will Take Part in Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution

On several occasions, the President has said the military could take some part in distributing the incoming vaccine. But their exact role in the effort remains a mystery.

The Defense Department has been working closing with other government agencies through Operation Warp Speed. 

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One of Warp Speed's roles so far has been helping companies in vaccine trials by establishing "pop-up sites" through logistical support.

Distribution of vaccines is expected to be mostly the manufacturers' job, as they work with commercial shippers. But state governors can also use the National Guard units to help move doses of the vaccine.

The distribution process is expected to be managed through an "operations center" where "they will know where every vaccine dose is," said Warp Speed spokesman Paul Mango.

"If a vaccine dose is at risk of expiring, they will guide the movement of that to someplace else," he said. 

Trump Claims Biden Doesn't Deserve Credit for Coronavirus Vaccine

According to a FOX News report, Trump believes that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden does not deserve credit for the vaccines. He noted that Biden "failed" in managing the swine flu and H1N1.

"Don't let him take credit for the vaccines because the vaccines were me," he said, adding that he pushed people hard to get a vaccine on the table. "[N]obody's ever seen anything like it."