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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority General Manager and CEO Nuria Fernandez is calling on the state to prioritize public transit workers for COVID-19 vaccinations. Photo by Magali Gauthier.
An appeal to prioritize public transit workers for COVID-19 vaccinations was made Wednesday by Valley Transportation Authority General Manager and CEO Nuria Fernandez in a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Transit workers are a lifeline serving other essential workers, the elderly and those with disabilities at a critical time, Fernandez said, adding that surveys show passengers are overwhelmingly low-income earners and people of color, many who are essential workers themselves.