--- title: COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Recommendation Made description: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director has made an approved interim recommendation for the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. Among the image: https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/vaccine%20distribution%20B-1.jpg --- ![COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Recommendation Made](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/vaccine%20distribution%20B-1.jpg) # COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Recommendation Made - Home - [Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers](https://blog.nisbenefits.com) - COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Recommendation Made [ Erin Woulfe ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/author/erin-woulfe) 12/15/2020 [ Legislative News](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/aca-other-legislative-news), [ COVID-19](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/covid-19) [0 Comments ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/covid-19-vaccine-distribution-recommendation-made#postComment) 1 Minutes *1.5 minute read* The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director has made an approved interim recommendation for the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. Among the first to receive the vaccine will be about 21 million U.S. health care workers and 3 million long-term care residents. Next would be offering it to the general public. This recommendation could be updated over the coming weeks based upon additional safety and efficacy information. Drugmakers Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc. are both working on vaccines. Both have applied for Emergency Use Authorization as they submit data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and continue through the approval process. The FDA has not yet approved a vaccine for use in the United States. Pending FDA approval, 6.4 million doses could be sent out within 24 hours of authorization. The vaccine could potentially be available to the above-mentioned groups before the end of 2020. Twenty-two and a half million treatments could be distributed before the end of the year. According to the CDC’s recommendation, the general public would probably not have access to the vaccine until the beginning of 2021. State officials and governors will be in charge of making local decisions. [Download the bulletin](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/Blog%20-%20supporting%20documents/bulletin%20-%20CDC%20Approves%20Reccomendation%20for%20COVID-19%20Vaccine%20Distribution.pdf) for more details. *This blog is intended to be a compilation of information and resources pulled from federal, state, and local agencies. This is not intended to be legal advice. 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