MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WVLT) - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Vice President Mike Pence participated in a Nashville roundtable meeting Thursday to discuss how the COVID-19 vaccine will be distributed across the state.

During the meeting, Vice President Mike Pence said the vaccine is expected to be ready for distribution within days.

Health officials released a plan for rolling out vaccine access in phases to those in most critical need first.

Phase 1

Hospital ER and other staff
Home care staff
COVID testing staff
Student health providers
Staff and residents at nursing homes
1st responders with direct public exposure
Pharmacists and staff
Primary care providers, and Urgent care staffs
Patient transports crews
Dentists
Adults with high-risk conditions including cancer, COPD, heart failure, renal disease, obesity, sickle cell, diabetes, dementia, liver disease

Phase 2

Critical infrastructure workers including teachers and child care workers, all ages with underlying conditions, healthy people over 65, Corrections residents and staff