The very first doses of any approved COVID-19 vaccine should go to both front-line healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities, a committee of expert advisors for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended in an emergency meeting Tuesday evening.
The committee’s recommendation now moves to CDC director Robert Redfield for approval before it becomes official federal guidance. And, ultimately, states will make their own final decisions on how to distribute the first coveted shipments of vaccine vials.
