A doctor, who is taking part in a clinical trial for a Covid-19 vaccine, receives an injection in Worcester, Massachusetts, on September 4. | Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe/Getty Images

Experts say local and state governments need more time and resources to scale up vaccination efforts.

Early results from the two leading US Covid-19 vaccine trials are expected in November, in what will likely be a major milestone in the race to end the pandemic.

The final leg of the race, however, will be actually getting people vaccinated.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has offered guidance on jurisdictions’ plans, and has given them a deadline of November 1 to be ready to roll out a potential vaccine (a timeline administration officials assert is unrelated to the November 3 election).

Will health departments be ready to distribute a vaccine