As Vaccine Distribution Begins, All Nursing Home Residents Could Be Vaccinated by Christmas

UPS employees move one of two shipping containers containing the first shipments of the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine inside a sorting facility at UPS Worldport in Louisville, Ky., on Dec. 13, 2020. Michael Clevenger/Pool/Getty Images

Distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine to states begins on Monday, with some poised to inject people with the shots.

Officials began shipping the newly approved vaccine, created by Pfizer and BioNTech, to UPS and FedEx hubs over the weekend. Most sites across states will get doses by Wednesday.