Government leaders should not skip to the front of the COVID-19 vaccine line
Prioritizing officials without clear, public criteria will undermine public health response, claims new paper by Johns Hopkins faculty
Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins University By Jamie Smith / Published Jan 25, 2021
Government leaders should not be allowed to move to the front of the line for COVID-19 vaccinations unless the criteria for such prioritization is well reasoned, clearly articulated in advance, and transparently applied, according to a new commentary published in
There must be clear justification and explanation for why elected officials should be vaccinated before such high-priority groups as health care personnel, first responders, long-term care facility residents, critical infrastructure workforce, and those at increased risk for severe COVID-19, according to the authors of the article, which is titled Who Goes First? Government Leade