State-by-State Guide to COVID Vaccine Information

Dec. 24, 2020 — People wanting to get a COVID-19 vaccine will have to be affected person.

Although some political figures and celebrities have already acquired the vaccine, distribution for the general public will take extra time. Each state has set priorities about who will get the vaccine first, primarily based on suggestions from the federal authorities. Currently, the states are rolling the vaccine out in classes primarily based on want.

Health care employees and other people dwelling in nursing houses are highest precedence, and so they started receiving the vaccine in mid-December. People ages 75 years and older, together with important employees like first responders, will probably be subsequent. Adults between 65 and 75 years previous, and youthful individuals (between 16 and 64) at excessive threat, together with different important employees, will get the vaccine within the subsequent part.

Assuming there’s sufficient of the vaccine to go round after that, everybody else will be capable to get one, doubtless someday within the late spring or early summer season. As of now, the vaccine will probably be obtainable to the general public at most pharmacy chain shops like CVS, Walgreens, and others; together with in-store pharmacies at Costco, Kroger, Target, Publix, HEB, and different nationwide and regional chains.

Experts counsel repeatedly checking state public well being division web sites for info. Some states supply vaccine security info, particulars about who qualifies for vaccines now, and methods to enroll in COVID-19 and vaccine alerts. Those web sites are listed under.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming