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Long Time to Distribute Covid-19 Vaccines

Long Time to Distribute Covid-19 Vaccines

Governor Pete Ricketts Photo: WNAX


While states are getting ready to receive the first shipments of Covid-19 vaccines, there are warnings that it will be a while before public immunizations begin.
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts says it will take some months to get everyone in line…

Ricketts says they have a priority list…

Ricketts says there will be a protocol for getting the vaccines…

Ricketts says the state is due to get vaccine doses from both Pfizer and Moderna in the next few weeks.

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