A USA TODAY survey finds most states are ready to distribute a coronavirus vaccine to health care workers but maybe not all who are next in line.
Author: Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
First responders? Long-term care patients? CDC committee considering who’s in group ‘1a’ for COVID-19 vaccine.
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