Hoyer said Friday the first shipment of the vaccine is expected to arrive next week. Credit: Pfizer Author: Kaitlin Riordan Updated: 8:31 AM PST December 14, 2020 Idaho is set to receive 13,650 doses of the coronavirus vaccines, according to the Panhandle Health District. In a press release from PHD Public Information Officer Katherine Hoyer, 1,950 doses of the vaccine will be available in North Idaho. Hoyer said Friday the first shipment of the vaccine is expected to arrive next week. The Idaho COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee (CVAC) recommends frontline healthcare workers caring for COVID patients and long-term care facility residents be the first to receive the vaccine, Hoyer said. Those in direct contact with COVID-19 patients will be high priority for the vaccine.