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December 23, 2020

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Updated Interim Recommendation for Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, December 2020

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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) now recommends that the COVID-19 vaccine be offered to people over the age of 75 and non-health care frontline workers in Phase 1B of the vaccine rollout. This is an update to recent vaccine allocation recommendations that suggested vaccinating health care personnel and long-term care facility residents against COVID-19 (Phase 1A). Phase 1B will cover approximately 49 million people. In Phase 1C, the committee suggests vaccinating people between 65 and 74, people between 16 and 64 with high-risk medical conditions, and essential workers not included in Phase 1B. In total, Phase 1C will cover approximately 129 million people. Phase 2 will include all people above the age of 16 not covered in previous phases, although ACIP will continue to monitor clinical trials in younger people in order to make recommendations for children under 16.

Dooling et al. (Dec 22, 2020). The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Updated Interim Recommendation for Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, December 2020. MMWR. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm695152e2