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Brian Labus, a medical adviser to Gov. Steve Sisolak (D), told the newspaper it is unclear when hospitality workers will have access to a vaccine. He said priority groups could shift under updated federal guidance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
A parallel \u201cgeneral population\u201d lane also is in place based on age, underlying health conditions, and more. This means some casino workers could get vaccinated in the \u201c<\/span>general population\u201d lane before their group pops up in the \u201cfrontline\/essential workforce\u201d lane.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nFrustrations Mount<\/h2>\n
In some states, frustration is mounting over the pace of vaccine distribution. Each state was tasked with developing its own rollout rules, Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Tuesday on CNBC<\/i>. Gottlieb is a former US Food and Drug Administration chairman.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThese state-by-state systems created a situation where people in one state have been vaccinated, while their friends in other states haven\u2019t had access to a vaccine, Gottlieb said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTwo vaccines are in distribution so far, one by Pfizer and another by Moderna. Both require two shots for the vaccine to be more than 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19.<\/p>\n
Gottlieb said governors around the nation from both parties told him they weren\u2019<\/span>t sure how the federal government wanted their states to handle distribution. Gottlieb serves on the Pfizer board.<\/p>\n\nThe states really felt frozen by the federal government, waiting for the federal government to give them some guidance,\u201d he told CNBC<\/i> anchor Becky Quick.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
On the Face the Nation <\/i>weekend television talk show, Gottlieb said he believes President-elect Joe Biden\u2019s plan to distribute 100 million vaccines in 100 days could succeed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201c<\/span>I think they will hit that 100 million mark,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n