Instead of waiting for the advisory committee's recommendations, they've gone ahead and allocated the first 6.4 million doses to states, based on overall population.
"So states could prioritize based on [their] amount," meaning how many doses of vaccine each state will receive.
States are currently enrolling local hospitals, doctors offices and pharmacies to be eligible to give COVID-19 shots when they're available — and providers are signing agreements saying they will follow the CDC's advisory committee guidelines.
There may be valid reasons why Operation Warp Speed has changed the way it's decided to allocate vaccines — and it would be helpful for the public to see how their thinking evolved, says Dr.