Federal advisory panel recommends essential workers, people over 75 receive vaccines next

A pharmacist in Florida receives her first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
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The federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended on Sunday that after health workers and nursing home residents receive the coronavirus vaccine, next in line should be people 75 and older and essential workers like teachers, grocery store workers, corrections officers, U.S. Postal Service employees, and firefighters.

The recommendation will now be sent to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and used to guide states on how to put together vaccination programs.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.