With COVID-19 Vaccines On The Horizon, Vermont Prepares To Distribute Shots

The first COVID-19 vaccines could be in Vermont in just a few weeks. The state health department says an initial supply of the shots could be in its warehouse by Dec. 15.

The early supplies of the vaccine will be limited, which means the state must decide who gets the first shots. Public health officials will face an even greater task in the coming months: getting vaccines to the broader population and convincing them to get inoculated.

The FDA is currently reviewing two vaccines that appear to be more than 90% effective.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told CBS on Monday that if the FDA signs off on them, distribution would begin immediately.

“We’ll ship within 24 hours of FDA authorization, so we could be seeing both of these vaccines out and getting into people’s arms before Christmas,” Azar said.

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