美国将改变新冠疫苗的分配方式，低优先级群体可开始接种

卫生和人类服务部长Alex Azar表示，联邦政府正在改变分配新冠病毒疫苗的方式，目前是基于如何快速规模化的给老年人。Azar在在新闻发布会上告诉记者，国家准备用2周的时间来改变这一分配方式。

一位高级行政官员也告诉CNBC，各州对卫生保健工作者和养老院的疫苗接种重点已形成瓶颈，减缓了疫苗接种的速度。

为了加快疫苗接种的步伐，Azar和FDA专员Dr. Stephen Hahn上周敦促各州开始针对低优先级群体接种疫苗。

美国疾控中心建议首先对医护人员和养老院进行免疫，但各州可以根据自己的情况分发疫苗。如分发给：老年人、有先天性疾病的人、警察、消防员和其他必要工作人员。

The Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said that the federal government is changing the way the new coronavirus vaccine is distributed, which is currently based on how to quickly scale it to the elderly. Azar told reporters at a press conference that the country intends to use two weeks to change this distribution method.

A senior administration official also told CNBC that the states' focus on vaccinations for health care workers and nursing homes has created a bottleneck that has slowed the pace of vaccinations.

To accelerate the pace of vaccination, Azar and FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn last week urged states to begin targeting low-priority groups for vaccination.

The CDC recommends immunization of health care workers and nursing homes first, but states can distribute the vaccine as they see fit. For example, it is distributed to: the elderly, people with pre-existing conditions, police officers, firefighters and other essential staff.  source

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