US experts recommend who should get COVID-19 vaccine firstHealthcare workers, first responders, and adults with pre-existing conditions that put them at risk for severe symptoms of COVID-19 should be the initial recipients of the first approved vaccine in the United States, according to a framework from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) published yesterday.
Today, NAM will hold a virtual public meeting on the recommendations.The NAM report offers a detailed approach about how to best prioritize and allocate a COVID-19 vaccine.
Even though the virus was discovered only in December of 2019, several countries have produced vaccines that are currently in late-stage clinical trials, and US President Donald Trump has said America could see a