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posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday August 04 2020, @09:02PM   Printer-friendly
from the who-is-at-the-most-risk? dept.

Who Gets a Vaccine First? U.S. Considers Race in Coronavirus Plans:

Federal health officials are already trying to decide who will get the first doses of any effective coronavirus vaccines, which could be on the market this winter but could require many additional months to become widely available to Americans.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and an advisory committee of outside health experts in April began working on a ranking system for what may be an extended rollout in the United States. According to a preliminary plan, any approved vaccines would be offered to vital medical and national security officials first, and then to other essential workers and those considered at high risk — the elderly instead of children, people with underlying conditions instead of the relatively healthy.

Agency officials and the advisers are also considering what has become a contentious option: putting Black and Latino people, who have disproportionately fallen victim to Covid-19, ahead of others in the population.


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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday August 05 2020, @02:44AM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday August 05 2020, @02:44AM (#1031548) Journal

    While you're blathering about some white conspiracy to get rid of blacks and latinos, I would like you to pause for a few seconds.

    covid booze and treachery the devil's created

    Pretty much all of that poison hand cleaner and shit seems to be coming out of Mexico. But, I suppose it's a secret enclave of white people who are manufacturing, distributing, and selling it, right?

    BTW - if you don't drink your hand cleaner, I think your chances of survival go up some.

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