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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Haves vs. have-nots: Who ‘deserves’ to be next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine? [Los Angeles Times :: BC-CORONAVIRUS-VACCINE-PRIORITY:LA] The arrival of COVID-19 vaccines is about to create a new list of haves and have-nots. Over the next few months, some Americans will emerge from the pandemic with the protection conferred by a jab or two in the arm. Others will have no choice but to wait. Health care in the U.S. has long gone first to those able to pay. But t...

The arrival of COVID-19 vaccines is about to create a new list of haves and have-nots. Over the next few months, some Americans will gain the protection conferred by a jab or two in the arm. Others will have no choice but to wait. Healthcare in the United States has long gone first to those able to pay. But the scarcity of vaccines may upend that formula. Public health experts and medical ethicists have consistently urged state and local officials to allocate early allotments of vaccine to es...