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Who gets a COVID vaccine first? Access plans are taking shape

Advisory groups around the world release guidance to prioritize health-care workers and those in front-line jobs.
  1. Nidhi Subbaraman
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Whether it takes weeks, as US President Donald Trump has hinted, or months, as most health-care experts expect, an approved vaccine against the coronavirus is coming, and it’s hotly anticipated. Still, it will initially be in short supply while manufacturers scale up production. As the pandemic continues to put millions at risk daily, including health-care workers, older people and those with pre-existing diseases, who should get vaccinated first?

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Nature 585, 492-493 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02684-9

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  • Clarification 18 September 2020: The chart describing the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine's vaccine allocation plan was updated to make clear that phases 1 and 2 could occur simultaneously.

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