Mayo Clinic Q&A: COVID-19 Vaccine Update

Last week the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved for emergency authorization use in the United Kingdom. Meanwhile in the U.S. plans are being made to distribute COVID-19 vaccines pending approval by the Food and Drug Administration. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices a committee within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that health care workers and elderly people living in long-term care facilities receive top priority for COVID-19 vaccination in the U.S. (Published 12/09/2020)