Those are the people who are dying at the highest rates, they say. They are the people getting infected most often, and where concerns about racial inequities in risk are most apparent.īut other experts say people age 65 and older should be next, along with people with certain medical conditions. The panelists are leaning toward putting “essential workers” first because bus drivers, grocery store clerks and similar employees can’t work from home. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention decided early this month that health care workers and nursing home residents would be first in line for the initial, limited supply.Ī federal panel of vaccination experts will convene an emergency meeting this weekend to deliberate on who is next. Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho says teachers are essential workers who play a vital role in our communities and should be near the front of the line. With a nationwide vaccine rollout poised to begin, a debate is underway about who should be given priority access.
