That panel meets Sunday to debate who should get the doses available after those early shots are given. There won’t be enough shots for the general population until spring, so doses will be rationed at least for the next several months. The expert panel’s advice is almost always endorsed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. No matter what the CDC says, there will be differences from state to state, because their health departments have different ideas about who should be closer to the front of the line. Both the new Moderna vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech shot require two doses several weeks apart.

Source: Daily Sun December 20, 2020 15:22 UTC