DETROIT/LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (REUTERS) - The United States will recommend on Sunday (Dec 20) who will be next in line to get inoculated as the distribution of the second approved coronavirus vaccine began with shipments of Moderna Inc’s leaving warehouses for healthcare facilities across the country.
Companies and industry groups are lobbying to get their US workers classified as essential, entitled to vaccines immediately after healthcare professionals and long-term care facility residents.
Inoculation against the disease is key to safely reopening large parts of the economy and reducing the risks of illness at crowded meatpacking plants, factories and warehouses. However, confusion has broken out over who exactly is considered essential during a pandemic.