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The WHO says healthy young people may not receive a COVID-19 vaccine until 2022

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The WHO's chief scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan said Wednesday that she hoped at least one COVID-19 vaccine would be approved by 2021, but that it would likely be available in "limited quantities.""There will be a lot of guidance coming out, but I think an average person, a healthy young person might have to wait until 2022 to get a vaccine," she said.

Health workers, the elderly, and other vulnerable groups would be vaccinated first — potentially leaving others to wait until 2022, she said. "People tend to think that on the first of January or the first of April, I'm going to get the vaccine, and then things will be back to normal," Swaminathan said. "It's not going to work like that."for how to prioritize vaccines among different groups of people were published by the WHO's strategic advisory group of experts on immunization in September. Swaminathan said the WHO was still working out exactly who should be vaccinated first.

 

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Good! Keep it, I wouldn't take that either way! No telling what it does to the body! They can shove it!

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Rationing started to make queue !!

They don’t need it. Whatever vaccines we have should all go to the at risk first

Ya not shooting me up with your bs. Stick that vaccine up your A$$!

Why would healthy young people risk their health on this risky, unproven vaccine?

The virus barely impacts healthy young people

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