But an Insider investigation has found the opposite is happening where they work on Capitol Hill.
Lawmakers were among the first in line once vaccines were ready for distribution. They received their shots starting in mid-December, and some of their top aides are getting them now.
Meanwhile, thousands of police officers, custodial staffers, construction workers, food-service employees, and others who make it possible for lawmakers to do their jobs are still waiting to get vaccinated or even find out when they ll get their shots. That has been a concern, said one custodial worker who withheld her name because staffers had been warned against speaking with the media. She said that her job is impossible to do remotely but that she might wait to get the vaccine even if it were available.
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Since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, 38 US Capitol Police employees have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the head of the officers' union said Saturday.