Washington, Dec. 2 -- A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) committee voted to give healthcare workers and nursing home residents the first of the COVID-19 vaccines once the doses are rolled out in the coming weeks.

"Most state and local jurisdictions expect to be able to vaccinate their healthcare workers within three weeks," CDC Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Director, Nancy Messonnies, said at Tuesday's meeting.

Nursing home residents, one of the most vulnerable groups to the virus, will also get their shots at the same time as the healthcare workers, the official said.

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