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New Jersey is prioritizing cigarette smokers for COVID-19 vaccines because of their risk of severe disease
New Jersey is prioritizing cigarette smokers for COVID-19 vaccines because of their risk of severe disease
Aylin WoodwardJan 15, 2021, 04:18 IST
A woman wearing a protective face mask smokes a cigarette on June 7, 2020.Ely Pineiro/Getty Images
New Jersey announced Thursday it would start vaccinating people age 65 and older and people with underlying health conditions against the coronavirus.
One of those health conditions that now bumps New Jerseyans to the front of the line is smoking.
Only people age 75 and older and essential workers were recommended to be next in line, but US officials recently urged states to expand eligibility.
States were anticipating a windfall after federal officials said they would stop holding back second doses. But the approach had already changed, and no stockpile exists.