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Rural hospitals will get the Moderna vaccine when it arrives. Author: Jeni Diprizio Updated: 6:06 PM CST December 9, 2020
MEMPHIS, Tenn. COVID-19 vaccine could soon be on its way the Tennessee but the numbers show it won t be near enough to vaccinate the healthcare workers and long-term care residents who are supposed to get it first.
Tennessee is set to receive just over 150,000 doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines once they are approved, but there are 450,000 in highest priority group of people who are supposed to receive it.
The initial shipment of the vaccine could arrive in Tennessee as early as this weekend.