As has been widely reported, health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities are first in line , followed by adults ages 75 and older and frontline essential workers such as first responders. That means mid-summer may be a "realistic" timeline for the general public to begin vaccinations, he told NBC. "So far, it does look like there is high demand, that health care workers are excited to get the vaccine. "States will give their own guidance, and just by virtue of where they send the vaccine, states are making decisions about who is getting it first," she said. One state might choose, based on its circumstances, to prioritize the elderly or long-term care facilities over health care workers.

Source: CNN December 22, 2020 10:31 UTC