COVID calculator: Quiz tells you when you can get the vaccine
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the U.S. hasn’t exactly been going according to plan. Despite plans for 20 million vaccines by the end of 2020, only 5.3 million doses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines have been administered. Healthcare workers and residents and employees of long-term care facilities are first in line.
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If you’re wondering when you can get the vaccine, we found a quiz you need to check out. It’ll show you where you are in line based on where you live.
See how many people will be vaccinated before you
When you receive the vaccine depends on several factors: Where you live, your age, your occupation and your living situation among them. Here’s the CDC’s recommendation on the initial groups that should be vaccinated.
- Phase 1a: Healthcare personnel and long-term care facility residents.
- Phase 1b: People 75 and older, along with frontline essential workers, including firefighters, police officers, corrections officers, food and agricultural workers, United States Postal Service workers, manufacturing workers, grocery store workers, public transit workers, and educators (teachers, support staff and daycare workers.)
- Phase 1c: People 65 to 74 years old, people 16 to 64 with underlying medical conditions and other essential workers, including people who work in transportation and logistics, food service, housing construction and finance, information technology, communications, energy, law, media, public safety and public health.
Timelines will depend on how many doses your state has and the logistics behind delivering those doses. The question right now is, where do you stand in line in your state?
This quick quiz will give you a much clearer picture of your spot. Input your state, county, industry, age, medical conditions and living situation. Right away, you’ll find out if you’re in a group eligible for early vaccination.
Keep in mind, these are figures are based on population estimates. The data used to calculate is from the Vaccine Allocation Planner tool developed by Ariadne Labs and the Surgo Foundation.
Track your state’s vaccine progress
The biggest factor in when you can expect to be vaccinated is how many doses come to your state. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed an interactive map through which you can track the distribution and vaccination progress of your state.
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