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'Mind-bogglingly complex': Here's what we know about how COVID vaccine will be distributed when it's approved
Elizabeth Weise
USA TODAY

The process will be run by the CDC, which for decades has overseen vaccine distribution in the United States and ran the last national vaccination effort during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.

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People getting vaccinated will get a COVID-19 vaccination record card that will tell them which vaccine they got, when they got it and when they should get their next shot, CDC planning documents show.

At least at the beginning, vaccine is expected to be in short supply, though CDC planning documents say significantly more will be available by January 2021.

The CDC is still finalizing who will be eligible to be vaccinated first, but from meetings of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, it appears front-line medical workers, first responders and people at high risk for severe disease will get first dibs.

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An initial vaccination plan

Here’s how it would work: Medical offices, clinics, hospitals, pharmacies and other groups that want to vaccinate people for COVID-19 need to first enroll in the U.S. COVID-19 vaccination program They’ll sign an agreement with the CDC and prove they have the space, the necessary equipment and properly trained staff to administer the shots.

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National pharmaceutical chains such as Walgreens and CVS could partner directly with the CDC. Military allocations would go through the Department of Defense.

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