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Metro area hospitals prepare to receive first shipment of COVID vaccines
Minnesota is expected to receive 46,800 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, which metro area hospitals have been in prep mode for receiving since November. Author: Deevon Rahming (KARE11) Updated: 10:19 PM CST December 12, 2020
MINNEAPOLIS Healthcare facilities across the country are set to start receiving the nation s first FDA authorized COVID-19 vaccine.
An estimated 2.9 million doses will be distributed within the first week. That number is expected to ramp up significantly in the coming weeks, to as much as 40 million doses by the end of 2020, according to the chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed, during a media briefing Saturday.