(Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) DOVER, Del. - Health officials in Delaware are preparing to begin a statewide vaccination effort after the Food and Drug Administration signed off on the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine Friday night.
Delaware is expected to receive 8,775 doses of the highly effective vaccine within the next few days, according to health officials.
Once the state secures its cache of shots, healthcare systems will immediately begin vaccinating their frontline employees. The vaccine, which needs to be stored at below-freezing temperatures, requires two shots spaced 3 weeks apart.Like many states, Delaware is counting on a three-tiered system to vaccinate its population of more than 973,000.