A COVID-19 vaccine is on the horizon, but the state of Pennsylvania reports early distribution will be severely limited.
Dr. Jeffrey Jahre, an infectious disease specialist at St. Luke's University Health Network, said when the vaccine does arrive in the Lehigh Valley, the first group of people it will be available to is healthcare workers and staff that have contact with the sickest COVID-19 patients, those who work in the ER, ICU, and on COVID patient floors.
Next, it would be available to healthcare workers who do procedures that put them at high risk. It would be available to health care workers and patients who are in high-risk areas like nursing homes.
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