The Beginning of The End of The Coronavirus Pandemic

 It's the beginning of the end of the coronavirus pandemic.

A vaccine is here in the next few weeks and months a few more could be ready as well. Which brings up the big question. When will it be your turn to get it.

public health officials are still figuring out the details, but we do have an idea about how to play out. Top health officials say everyone who wants a vaccine will be able to get went by late spring or early summer.

By the time we get to several months into this year. We will have enough People Protected that we can start thinking seriously about the return to normality. So that means you can't just go to your doctor or pharmacy and get one right away. This process is going to follow a pretty specific order laid out by the CDC and local governments.

In Phase One a the 21 million health care workers that of course means doctors and nurses but also the other people who make sure our Healthcare System stays up and running like cleaning staff cafeteria workers and nursing home AIDS and speaking of nursing homes. The first phase will also include the three million residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities some of those 24 million people are getting vaccinated right now in operation warp-speed officials have said they can distribute 50 million doses by the end of the year

but remember both the Pfizer and moderna vaccines require two doses. So this will cover about 20 million people meaning phase 1A will definitely continue into January who's up next will be decided by state governments and the CDC but Phase 1 B will most likely be essential workers about 87 million Americans work in industries that are vital to keeping the country of float.

These workers are more at risk for covid-19. Cuz they can't work from home essential workers are also disproportionately from Black and Latino communities that have been hit especially hard by the coronavirus and who is considered essential also depends on where you live. So a lot of this will be up to state governments for example States like California and Arizona might decide to prioritize farmworkers somewhere like Idaho might consider food processing workers while in Kentucky great school teachers could be prioritized. 

Phase 1C will likely be high risk adults 100 million adults have underlying health conditions that put them at a higher risk of getting seriously ill with covid-19 think diabetes cancer obesity or kidney disease another at-risk group adults over the age of 65. That's about 53 million people after these groups are vaccinated 264 million people. That's when shots will be available to healthy adults, as for kids, Moderna and Pfizer are testing their vaccines on children as young as 12 right now. 

So we don't know where they'll fall on the timeline just yet, how you'll get the vaccine once it's your turn is still being worked out too, but most likely you'll be like getting your flu shot through your doctor's office read a pharmacy like Walgreens or CVS. Of course, these vaccines could not be coming at a better time experts say we're in for a really tough winter if this timeline holds everyone who wants vaccine could have won by May or June which means a hopeful spring is right around the corner.

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