City officials have prioritized eligibility using three factors: the likelihood of a person becoming infected, the person s risk of developing severe COVID-19 and the likelihood of the person spreading COVID-19 to others who could become seriously ill.
City health officials also factored in the recommendations of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The order in which residents will become eligible for the vaccine is listed below.
Health care workers exposed to COVID-19, including physicians and clerical employees in emergency departments, and nursing home staffers and residents
Critical infrastructure workers – a broad group that includes teachers, transit workers and others who cannot work from home