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Vaccinating much of NC will take months
North Carolina will receive 85,800 doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine once federal regulators grant emergency authorization to distribute it, but after that, it's unclear how the state's mass vaccination plan will unfold, officials said Thursday.
MEETING, AS WE HAVE HEARD, COULD HAPPEN AS SOON AS SUNDAY. 53 NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS WILL RECEIVE DOSES OF THE NEW VACCINE VERY QUICKLY AFTER APPROVAL. 53 OUT OF ABOUT 150 STATEWIDE JOE FISHER IS LIVE AT UNC REX. WHAT ARE THOSE HOSPITALS THAT WILL RECEIVE THE FIRST DOSES? TO SHOW US WHAT THIS MEANS, MOST OF US WILL RECEIVE OUR VACCINATIONS. JOE? >> Reporter: DAVID, GOOD EVENING. ACROSS THE UNC HEALTH SYSTEM, THEY ARE EXPECTING ABOUT 15,000 DOSES BY NEXT WEEK. OF THOSE, NEARLY 3000 WILL BE SENT HERE TO UNC RACK BEHIND ME. THE STATE EXPECTS TO SEE TENS OF THOUSANDS NEW DOSES EACH AND EVERY WEEK THEREAFTER. MANY PEOPLE COULD BE WAITING FOUR MONTHS OR EVEN LONGER TO GET VACCINATED. >> THIS IS A HUGE EFFORT. >> Reporter: 85,800 DOSES OF THE PFIZER VACCINE COULD ARRIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA BY MONDAY, BUT THAT IS ONLY HALF OF THE 150,000 DOSES NEEDED TO VACCINATE FIRST PRIORITY HEALTHCARE WORKERS EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS. >> WE DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH VACCINE WE WILL BE RECEIVING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN WEEK TWO. >> Reporter: DR. MANDY: SAYS IT WILL BE JANUARY BEFORE RESIDENCE AT LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND ADULTS WITH TWO OR MORE CHRONIC CONDITIONS WILL GET A SHOT. THEN, PHASE 2, FRONT-LINE WORKERS AT RISK OF EXPOSURE, PRISON WORKERS AND INMATES AND OTHER ADULTS WITH AT LEAST ONE CHRONIC CONDITION. CONDITIONS LIKE CANCER, OBESITY, HEART DISEASE AND TYPE II DIABETES. >> WE REALLY ARE WAITING ON THE NUMBERS. AS WE HAVE THE NUMBERS, THAT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO SAY HOW FAR AND HOW FAST ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO. AN A TIMELINE HAS NOT BEEN SET FOR FAITH THREE, WHICH PRIORITIZES STUDENTS. EVERYONE BECOMES ELIGIBLE UNDER PHASE 4, NEARLY 4 MILLION NORTH CAROLINIANS COULD HAVE TO WAIT THROUGH THE WINTER. >> IT IS NOT GOING TO BE IN THE EARLY PART OF 2021, LET ME JUST SAY THAT. I THINK IT WILL BE CLOSER TO THE SPRINGTIME BEFORE A VACCINE IS WIDELY AVAILABLE ACROSS OUR STATE. >> Reporter: BOTH THE PFIZER AND MODERNA VACCINES REQUIRE TWO SHOTS TAKEN ABOUT A MONTH APART. THE 86,000 DOSES HEADED TO NORTH CAROLINA ARE ALL FIRST DOSES, MEANING THAT 86,000 PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO GET VACCINATED WHILE THE STATE WAITS ON ADDITIONAL SHIPMENTS. DAVID, THIS IS A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING.
