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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.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 05 2020, @01:20PM (1 child)
Yes and if it's not outright free at point of service, the copay is very low.
What's really messed up here is that 69% of Americans, including 46% of Republicans support universal healthcare, but that stupid bitch Pelosi won't even pass the measure in the House. The Democrats control the House and they won't even pass a public option for the current laws. It really says something when you've got a supermajority of voters that want something and near unanimity in your own party and that's still not enough.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday August 05 2020, @09:35PM
Oh yes, the fact Americans get screwed by your terrible, terrible healthcare system is entirely Nancy Pelosi's fault, and it always has been.
Thanks for pointing out how one person controls your political system.