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Maricopa County has announced which essential workers will be prioritized for the COVID-19 vaccine. The county also announced it is beginning to distribute the Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week. (Shutterstock )
MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ The Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) announced in a release Wednesday that it has identified which essential workers will be prioritized for the COVID-19 vaccine.
The plan still depends on vaccine availability, but the MCDPH hinted that its supply will grow as the agency begins distributing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week.
According to the release, the list of newly-eligible workers includes those the MCDPH has determined are likely to be at the highest risk for work-related exposure to COVID-19 because their work-related duties must be performed on-site and/or involves being within six feet of co-workers or members of the public.
According to a news release from the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, vaccine prioritization will be given to frontline workers "who maintain critical infrastructure and continue critical services and functions."
Doses of the new, one-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine are arriving in Arizona, leaving many Arizonans asking if they should get it or one of the two-shot Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
The answer, health officials say, is get whichever is available to you when you become eligible, because they all protect against severe outcomes.
Some people are sure to still have preferences based on convenience, health or even religious reasons, because the three available vaccines are slightly different.
But the good news is researchers say all three are effective vaccines that prevent hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19. Our general message at this point is to take the vaccine that s offered to you as they are all highly effective at preventing serious illness and death, Holly Poynter, an Arizona Department of Health Services spokesperson, wrote in an email. They ve all undergone rigorous trials and been reviewed and approved for emergency use by the federal government.
As new J&J vaccine arrives in Arizona, health leaders say take any vaccine that s available msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.