With COVID Vaccine Restricted, Line Jumpers Sneak In By Debbie Koenig
Feb. 8, 2021 While federal guidelines say only certain segments of the population are the current priorities for COVID-19 vaccinations, many outside those groups are doing whatever they can to get shots of their own.
Right now, the CDC recommends that the COVID-19 vaccine go to people in three priority groups: essential workers, people over 65, and people 16-64 with underlying health conditions. All told, that’s more than 200 million people, but individual states are making their own decisions as to who gets priority.
As of Friday, 57.5 million doses of the vaccine have been delivered around the country, falling far short of demand. And while some Americans are volunteering to help in any way they can, the urge to jump the line is strong for many.