Here who gets the Covid vaccine last, says Dr. Fauci
These people will get the first Dibs and children will have the last vaccine.
The first coronavirus vaccines are published today, using millions of Americans - the "light at the end of the tunnel" of this pandemic. States give priority to which will first receive it, guided by the opinion of a CDC Advisory Group, which recommended health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities - both considered as "a Exceptionally high risk ", the first to receive double dose. But who will be the last?
During an interview withAndrea Mitchell of MSNBC,Dr. Anthony Fauci, the main infectious infectious expert of the nation and director of theNational health institutes, revealed who will be the first line for the Covid-19 vaccine and he previously discussed who will be the last. Read it to know when you can get your vaccine and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.
Dr. Faisci said the "biggest priority" people get the vaccine in December
"At the time of arrival in December, we can have doses available for those judged at the highest priority," said Fauci. In another interview with PBS, Fauci revealed that these "higher priority groups" would be determined "according to the recommendation of the CDC".
SpeakCDCIn addition to age, there are a number of underlying medical conditions that would judge an adult of any age to be at an increased risk of serious disease of the virus that causes Covid-19. These include cancer, chronic kidney disease, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), cardiac diseases, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease or cardiomyopathies, immunocompromised state (immune system weakened) of the solid member graft, obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 30 kg / m2 or longer but <40 kg / m2), severe obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg / m2), pregnancy, illness From the sickle, smoking and diabetes of type 2 mellitus.
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Dr. Fauci says we can all get the April vaccine or maybe
Fauci hope that "when you have access to the middle, towards the end of the first quarter of 2021, you will have recognized and vaccinated in higher priorities." Then, by April or early May, the vaccine will be more easily accessible to the general public."I would plan when you arrive in April, it will be ..." Open the season ", in the direction of anyone, even non-elevated priority groups could be vaccinated," said Fuci.
Last for the vaccine to probably be children. Studies on how the vaccine works on them - and how it affects pregnant women - remains to be done. This type of study "will not necessarily be examining efficiency, but we will examine security and immunogenicity to fill the effectiveness of the adult population not pregnant," said Façi at Columbia University University 2020. "The same goes for the pediatric population. These studies will probably start with the middle at the end of January."
"It's going to be months," said Fauci when requestedMeet the press When children can get the vaccine.
"And reason is traditionally when you have a situation like a new vaccine, you want to make sure, because children as well as pregnant women, are vulnerable."Until the vaccine is available for everyone, be safe and to ensure your health and health of others, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch coronavirus.
