Not everyone will get the exact same COVID-19 vaccine. What to know – By Dale Smith (CNET) / Jan 2 2021
Which vaccine you get — and when you get it — might depend on factors such as your age, your health and possibly even where you live.
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The first wave of coronavirus vaccinations is finally underway, and with it comes a heap of questions. Are there different kinds of coronavirus vaccines, and when might you get one? Before vaccines started being administered, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention prioritized which groups should get the very first available doses of the COVID-19 vaccine (the agency continues to update its guidance). However, states aren’t required to follow the CDC’s lead, and some have already started bucking the federal agency’s guidelines in favor of their own priority lists.
Regardless of who’s first in line for a coronavirus vaccine, more are on the way and with them, more questions. Who will get those other vaccines and how soon can you expect to be protected against COVID-19?
With more than a dozen COVID-19 vaccine candidates currently in late-stage clinical trials and dozens more not too far behind, it’s now evident that not everyone in the world will get the same vaccine. Not only are there different manufacturers — AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Norovax and so on — but each vaccine is delivered and works a little differently from the others. Most COVID-19 vaccines come in the form of a shot, but some are patches and others you can swallow as pills. The vast majority require at least two doses, but a few are expected to provide effective immunity after just one.
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