Nebraska gives coronavirus vaccine to health care workers
By GRANT SCHULTE and JOSH FUNKDecember 14, 2020 GMT
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska received its first shipment of the new coronavirus vaccine on Monday and expects to get more than 100,000 doses this month to treat front-line health care workers, state officials said.
Dr. Gary Anthone, Nebraska’s chief medical officer, said initial shipments arrived at two hospitals by mid-morning.
“We only know that we expect to receive . 15,600 within the next 24 to 48 hours,” Anthone said at a news conference with Gov. Pete Ricketts.
Nebraska’s distribution plan calls for the first vaccine doses to go to front-line health workers and other key professions, including meatpacking workers and teachers. Ricketts said the general public likely won’t be eligible until April.
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