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The CDC Has Recommended Healthcare Workers and Long-Term Care Facility Residents Be Vaccinated First

Elizabeth Plasencia, RRT Medical Hospital Center at the Jackson Health Systems, clasps her hands together after receiving a Pfizer/BioNtech covid-19 vaccine from Susana Flores Villamil, RN from Jackson Health Systems, at the Jackson Memorial Hospital on December 15, 2020 in Miami, Florida.
Elizabeth Plasencia, RRT Medical Hospital Center at the Jackson Health Systems, clasps her hands together after receiving a Pfizer/BioNtech covid-19 vaccine from Susana Flores Villamil, RN from Jackson Health Systems, at the Jackson Memorial Hospital on December 15, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images)

Because initial vaccine doses are limited, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that healthcare personnel and long-term care facility residents be vaccinated first. It is still not clear which population groups will be next in line for the vaccine, although some speculate that the next groups could be the elderly, people with high-risk comorbidities and essential workers.