The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Updated Interim Recommendation for Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, December 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Dooling, Kathleen ; Marin, Mona ; Wallace, Megan ; McClung, Nancy ; Chamberland, Mary ; Lee, Grace M. ; Talbot, H. Keipp ; Romero, José R. ; Bell, Beth P. ; Oliver, Sara E.
• Description:
  The first vaccines for prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States were authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (1) and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in December 2020.* However, demand for COVID-19 vaccines is expected to exceed supply during the first months of the national COVID-19 vaccination program. ACIP advises CDC on population groups and circumstances for vaccine use.| On December 1, ACIP recommended that 1) health care personnel| and 2) residents of long-term care facilities| be offered COVID-19 vaccination first, in Phase 1a of the vaccination program (2). On December 20, 2020, ACIP recommended that in Phase 1b, vaccine should be offered to persons aged ≥75 years and frontline essential workers (non-health care workers), and that in Phase 1c, persons aged 65-74 years, persons aged 16-64 years with high-risk medical conditions, and essential workers not recommended for vaccination in Phase 1b should be offered vaccine.** These recommendations for phased allocation provide guidance for federal, state, and local jurisdictions while vaccine supply is limited. In its deliberations, ACIP considered scientific evidence regarding COVID-19 epidemiology, ethical principles, and vaccination program implementation considerations. ACIP's recommendations for COVID-19 vaccine allocation are interim and might be updated based on changes in conditions of FDA Emergency Use Authorization, FDA authorization for new COVID-19 vaccines, changes in vaccine supply, or changes in COVID-19 epidemiology.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Advisory Committees Aged COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccines Health Care Rationing Humans Immunization Middle Aged Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 69(51-52):1657-1660
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm695152e2
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  33382671
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9191902
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  51
• Collection(s):
  Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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• Download URL:
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