Prognosis
Health, Essential Workers Would Be Priority for U.S. Vaccine
- Availability is likely to be limited in early months
- Essential workers, children and young adults in later waves
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The first doses of a Covid-19 vaccine should go to front-line health-care workers and first responders, followed by people at higher medical risk from the virus, said a group of scientists and academics advising the U.S. government.
The draft guidelines released Tuesday were developed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Their recommendations will help U.S. health officials come up with a final plan to distribute a vaccine, once one is available.