By Nathan Phelps Wisconsin
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MARINETTE , Wis. A number of professions around the state are waiting to see where they fall on the priority list for COVID-19 vaccinations.
That includes people like Jeff Thielen, who owns Thielen Funeral Home & Crematory in Marinette.
“We’re exposed to it a lot,” he said. “Obviously the first responders, healthcare workers, they’re all exposed to it and they know they’re exposed to it. We also know we’re exposed to it.”
In a telephone interview, the president of the Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association, Jenna Krenz, said their job is akin to other front line workers that are in contact with the virus. They’d like to be included in the same vaccination category known as 1B as police, transit workers, grocery store workers and educators.