nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||Health Care Workers, Nursing Home Residents To Be Prioritized For COVID-19 Vaccine||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||A federal advisory committee to the CDC voted Tuesday on guidelines for who should get COVID-19 vaccines first. The committee decided to prioritize health care workers and nursing home residents.










Several COVID-19 vaccines are being studied in trials around the country. Once the Food and Drug Administration authorizes a vaccine for use, health leaders must decide which groups of people get to receive the vaccine first.



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Health Care Workers, Nursing Home Residents To Be Prioritized For COVID-19 Vaccine






A federal advisory committee to the CDC voted Tuesday on guidelines for who should get COVID-19 vaccines first. The committee decided to prioritize health care workers and nursing home residents.