Teachers, grocery workers, prison guards and oldest Americans may be next in line for COVID vaccine
Pool photo / Courtesy of UW Medicine The initial deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines to Oregon, Washington state and Idaho are spoken for — at least well into next month. High-risk health care workers, EMT/paramedics and nursing homes have top priority to get the vaccine jab. But then who? Outgoing Washington Secretary of Health John Wiesman said "many, many" industry groups sent him emails to make their case. Likewise, the Oregon Health Authority reported getting lots of entreaties from industry, labor unions, interest groups and other entities. "We feel torn," Wiesman said during a brie...
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