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Wisconsin Hospital Leader On Getting Ready For Vaccinations

Dr. Jeff Bahr with the Advocate Aurora Health system in Wisconsin says his hospitals are "ready to go" for vaccinations. Staff who treat COVID-19 patients will be first in line, he says.
A staff member at a health center displays a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week in Cardiff, Wales.

The Food and Drug Administration looks set to allow emergency authorization of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine shortly. With that, vaccinations will likely begin soon for health care workers and people in nursing homes.

States will play a large part in distributing the doses that are available. In Wisconsin, state officials said the first batch could be available .

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