As soon as mid-December, healthcare providers and the chronically ill in Alabama could begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine, according to a press release from the Alabama Department of Public Health on Monday.

U.S. Army Gen. Gustave Perna, chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed, recently spoke with Alabama state health officer Dr. Scott Harris about the rapid progress which will make it possible for an initial supply of vaccine products to be available in the state as soon as a vaccine is authorized.

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The U.S. FDA is expected to take about two weeks to review vaccine products.