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Operation Warp Speed Allocates COVID-19 Vaccines Based On Population Not Risk : Shots - Health News - NPR

Operation Warp Speed Allocates COVID-19 Vaccines Based On Population Not Risk : Shots - Health News - NPR

Operation Warp Speed Allocates COVID-19 Vaccines Based On Population Not Risk : Shots - Health News - NPR
Nov 25, 2020 1 min, 5 secs

Top officials from Operation Warp Speed, the government's program to fast-track the development and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, announced they've allocated 6.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to states based on their total populations.

Once a COVID-19 vaccine is authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, allocations will be made based on the total number of adults in the state.

At a briefing on October 23, top HHS official Paul Mango told reporters that Operation Warp Speed would send vaccines out to states based on the number of people in high-risk groups, such health care workers, nursing home residents and factory workers, who had been identified by the CDC advisory committee.

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.

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