Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

December 3, 2020

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Interim Recommendation for Allocating Initial Supplies of COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, 2020

Category:

Topic:

Keywords (Tags):

  • Interim guidance from The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends that both 1) health care personnel and 2) residents of long-term care facilities (LTCF) be offered a COVID-19 vaccine in the initial phase of the vaccination program. As of December 1, approximately 245,000 COVID-19 cases and 858 COVID-19-associated deaths had been reported among U.S. health care personnel, and as of November 15, approximately 500,000 COVID-19 cases and 70,000 associated deaths had been reported among residents of skilled nursing facilities, a subset of LTCFs.

Dooling et al. (Dec 3, 2020). The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Interim Recommendation for Allocating Initial Supplies of COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, 2020. MMWR. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6949e1