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When can I get a coronavirus
vaccine? |
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Federal
government officials are promising coronavirus vaccines soon -- some even
before Christmas -- and states are gearing up to begin vaccinating Americans
sometime in this month. It
almost sounds as if people will be lining up everywhere before New Year's to
get a vaccine, but in reality the vaccine will need to be rolled out
gradually. Today,
vaccine advisers to the US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention voted to
recommend that
both health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities
be first in line for any coronavirus vaccines that get emergency use
authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration. The
rest of the population is going to have to wait for months. Healthy
adults under age 65 and children may well have to wait until late spring or
even the summer, depending on how many vaccines get approved, how quickly
they can be manufactured and distributed, and how the debate goes over
allocation. Whether
your question is when you can get a vaccine, how much it will cost you, or
which vaccine you should get -- here’s what you
need to know about getting a coronavirus vaccine. |
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