There are approximately three million people living in long- term care facilities which account for 39% of all deaths related to the coronavirus. There are another 21 million health care workers who would also qualify to receive the first doses of the virus. States and health care systems may have to decide who gets the vaccine first as there won’t be enough at first for everyone, with an estimated 22.5 million Americans (at most) receiving the vaccine by the end of the year.
The first recommendation is considered Phase 1a, with the next group being Phase 1b, which will be essential workers accounting for another 85 million Americans. A division of the Department of Homeland Security came up with this list, including teachers and others in schools, emergency responders, police, grocery workers, public transit and more.
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