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The US vaccination plan is state by state. In many states people working in food service and grocery stores, people under 60 who are overweight, have high blood
by learc83 6y ago
The US vaccination plan is state by state. In many states people working in food service and grocery stores, people under 60 who are overweight, have high blood pressure, asthma etc... will be offered the vaccine in phase 2. It’s not just doctors and the elderly, it’s a huge chunk of the population.
And depending on how many people actually want the vaccine and how many are approved it’s possible that healthy, under 65, non essential workers could start being offered the vaccine.
- ghaff 6y agoIt varies by state but I expect most will at least roughly follow CDC guidelines. There will probably be variance in who is considered essential and who gets it after essential works, at risk, and 65+. At least some places are looking to start vaccinate younger people who are more likely to spread and only then do other older age groups.
- learc83 6y agoPretty much every state has a publicly available vaccine plan that you can read. The variance is pretty big even though it mostly follows the same progression. My stepdad can get the vaccine in phase 1b in his state, but not my mom. The state over from her my mom could get it in phase 1b, but not my stepdad. My fiancée's parent's can't get it until phase 3 in their state, but they could both get it in phase 1b in my parent's state.
- ghaff 6y agoRelatively small differences in the rules can certainly affect one's position in line quite a bit. For example, an otherwise not at particular risk 60 year old is actually going to be pretty close to the end of the line in a lot of places (even though they may count as "elderly" elsewhere).
- learc83 6y agoThat's true. States seems to be split on 60 vs 65 as the age cutoff for healthy adults.