Friday, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first Emergency Use Authorization for a vaccine for the prevention of COVID . The Emergency Use Authorization allows the Pfizer COVID 19 vaccine to be distributed in the U. S.
Kansas expects to receive nearly 24,000 cases of the vaccine this week. governor Kelly says they will be distributed first to frontline workers:
Even though the first doses are arriving in the State this week, they are going to doctors, nurses, first responders and residents of nursing facilities. Phase two through five are expected to receive the vaccines over the next few months. Those in phase five, the general public, may not get it until early Summer. Officials encourage people to continue to follow safety guidelines, including wearing a mask.
