Teachers, cops, grocery workers: Here’s who will get the coronavirus vaccine next
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released recommendations for who should be next in line to get the coronavirus vaccine, after the first group of healthcare workers nursing home residents are vaccinated.
On Sunday, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices gave clarity on which people fit into Phase 1b and 1c, selecting groups with either a higher risk of exposure or with a higher chance for a negative outcome if they were to get the virus.
Phase 1b could start in January and include “frontline essential workers” and people who are 75 and older.
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Another 200 additional satellite vaccinations centers eventually will open at hospitals, urgent care centers, pharmacy chains and other locations, Murphy said.
New Jersey began vaccinating people Tuesday – three days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine. Getting us to the 70% level of vaccination will take time. It will take, in fact, months, Murphy said. It will take a concerted effort of those of us up here, and many, many more around the state. The vaccine s near presence in our state is not enough to move the needle. We will need to embrace it.
The state is prioritizing health care workers and long-term care facility staffers and residents. State officials expect that effort to continue through January and February.