Who Qualifies as a Healthcare Provider? Dentists and Specialists Say They Want the Vaccine ASAP
The FDA has approved both the Pfizer and the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use in the US, and the first wave of shipments has been arriving at facilities across the country. Public officials estimate that around 40 million doses will be available by the end of the month, which would be enough for about 20 million people to get vaccinated with two doses administered 21 days apart.
When recommending these drugs for emergency approval, the Vaccine Advisory Committee told the FDA that the first shipments should be reserved for healthcare workers and elderly nursing home residents, which amounts to around 24 million people.
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Stanford Health Care spokesperson Lisa Kim said the revised allocations would be coming out of the first 3,900 doses the hospital received from Pfizer-BioNTech.
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Nam Y. Huh/AP
Prepared COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine syringes are seen at Edward Hospital in Naperville, Ill., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Illinois received about 43,000 doses in its first shipment of a COVID-19 vaccine Monday as health officials reported another 103 coronavirus deaths statewide. Most of the shots will be distributed to local health care centers for health care workers, according to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker s office. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
By: Scripps National
and last updated 2020-12-18 11:59:19-05
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking people who take a COVID-19 vaccine to download a smartphone app so it can continue to track side effects.