With the potential for a vaccination on the horizon, the next question is what happens after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gives approval of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine?

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he has a distribution plan ready for New York once the vaccine is a go.

Operation Warp Speed is prepared to start shipping vaccines and administering them in just under 48 hours.

Here in New York, those vaccines will be sent to sites with ultra-cold storage capabilities. There are about 90 throughout the state, including two in Westchester County and two in Rockland County.

Hospital nursing homes are first in line with Dec. 21 as a tentative starting date along with hospital employees, which will likely start even sooner, but it all depends on when the FDA makes its final decision.

"They are trying their best to approve as quickly as possible. The issue is this: Anything that they do needs to be discussed and agreed with Pfizer, the sponsor company. And whenever you get into negotiations it's hard to predict what the outcome is going to be. I know they want to move as quickly as possible and it will almost certainly come in the next few days," says Dr. Arnold Monto, FDA Advisory Panel Acting Chair.

Monto also says it's unfortunate that the decision wasn't unanimous and is being scrutinized. Some on the committee voted no because they felt there was not sufficient evidence yet about 16- and 17-year-olds because the numbers involved in the trial so far was small, but its heading in the right direction. He adds those individuals still support use of the vaccine.