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Health Care Workers, Nursing Home Residents to Get First Vaccines: Panel

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1, 2020 — Health care workers and people in nursing homes should be at the front of the line for upcoming COVID-19 vaccines, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel recommended Tuesday. The logic is that health care workers are crucial to keeping overtaxed U.S. health care systems working.

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‘Warp Speed’ Officials Say U.S. COVID Vaccine Distribution Too Slow

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — could be somewhat low. According to the Times , he said that health care facilities are still learning how to store the vaccines at super-low temperatures, and many states are setting aside doses for use at long-term care facilities, an effort that’s expected to take several months.

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