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Medical experts explain why members of Congress became infected with COVID-19 despite having received one or two doses of the vaccine.

By CHEYENNE HASLETT, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- In the week since members of Congress were offered vaccines, moral schisms have emerged on Capitol Hill about whether politicians deserve the shots ahead of their own constituents, particularly doctors and nurses working on the front lines. On both sides of the aisle, some members have responded by declaring that they won't get the vaccine yet because they don't want to "cut the line." But their decisions defy national security concerns and public health recommendations, according to infectious disease experts across the country. The vaccine becam...

Members of Congress send mixed messages on getting vaccinated © Rogelio V. Solis/AP Syringes with doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine await injection, Dec. 23, 2020, in Flowood, Miss. In the week since members of Congress were offered vaccines, moral schisms have emerged on Capitol Hill about whether politicians deserve the shots ahead of their own constituents, particularly doctors and nurses working on the front lines. On both sides of the aisle, some members have responded by declaring that they won't get the vaccine yet because they don't want to "cut the line." But their decision...

Massachusetts inmates to be among the first to get COVID-19 vaccines By Associated Press (Photo by Giles Clarke/Getty Images) BOSTON - Massachusetts inmates will be some of the first to get the coronavirusvaccines after health care workers, emergency medical workers and residents of long-term care facilities get vaccinated.  Tens of thousands of inmates will be offered the shots ahead of home health aides, seniors and medically vulnerable residents, joining people who live in homeless shelters and other congregate settings who will be vaccinated by the end of February, The New York Times re...

Fox News medical contributor joins 'The Story' to discuss the timeline for vaccine distribution Massachusetts inmates will be some of the first to get the coronavirus vaccines after health care workers, emergency medical workers and residents of long-term care facilities get vaccinated.  Tens of thousands of inmates will be offered the shots ahead of home health aides, seniors and medically vulnerable residents, joining people who live in homeless shelters and other congregate settings who will be vaccinated by the end of February, The New York Times reported.  "We used equity as a co...