Initial Need for COVID-19 Vaccinations in Toledo 8 14 20 6 22 4 11 9 5 28 th – Share of Frontline Industries Workers Dr. Anthony Fauci of the White House Coronavirus Task Force says widespread distribution of the vaccine could happen by April 2021. Not everyone will have to wait that long for a vaccine, though. Frontline health care workers may start receiving doses in December. Other groups of people among the first to be vaccinated will be people especially at risk for serious symptoms, such as elderly people in nursing homes and people who have underlying health conditions like heart disease or cancer. Essential workers, such as grocery store employees and public transit drivers, are also close to the front of the line.