The Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices’ Interim Recommendation For Allocating Initial Supplies Of COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, 2020

On December 11, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released this interim recommendation for allocating initial supplies of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) advises CDC on population groups and circumstances for vaccine use, and in this report considered priority populations for vaccinations to prevent COVID-19. The ACIP recommended, as interim guidance, that both health care personnel and residents of long-term care facilities be offered COVID-19 vaccine in the initial phase of the vaccination program . . .