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The first 6 4 million doses will be a crucial test of Covid-19 vaccination logistics
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The first 6.4 millionCovid-19 vaccine doses may begin to ship out in the US as early as this weekend, after the Food and Drug Administration approves an emergency use authorization of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. The EUA is expected to be imminent following the Thursday vote of an advisory committee, which recommended it in a 17-4-1 vote. Per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, these doses will be earmarked for front-line health care workers, as well as residents and staff of long-term care facilities.
The government estimates another 13.6 million people in these high-risk groups might be able to be vaccinated by the end of 2020, with the rest of the US population following in about the next six months.