COVID-19 vaccine: Hidden costs, when and where you’ll get it, how many doses you need – By Katie Conner (CNET) / Dec 11 2020
When will a COVID-19 vaccine be ready in the US, and when will it be available to you? Will it be completely free? What happens after you’re vaccinated? Here are the top things to know.
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By the end of 2020, the US is expecting to receive tens of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses, which gives rise to many questions. How many vaccinations will there be and how will it be administered? Is it completely free or will you have to pay? How long will you personally have to wait to receive it, and can you choose which brand of vaccine you get?
Here’s everything we know so far about the coronavirus vaccine and what you can expect when it arrives.
How many coronavirus vaccines will there be?
Dozens of vaccine candidates are in development around the world, but two of them, from Pfizer and Moderna, are claimed to be 95% and 94% effective, respectively, against the coronavirus. Both companies have sought emergency approval from the Food and Drug Administration to get vaccines rolling out as early as the end of December.
