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Health industry, long-term care eyed for vaccine priority in Delaware

Posted on December 8, 2020

Originally published December 8, 2020 by Delaware State News
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A vial containing the MMR vaccine is loaded into a syringe before being given to a 1-year-old. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

A Delaware medical ethics advisory council voted to accept the federal recommendations about whom to prioritize when distributing Covid-19 vaccines. Highest priority goes to “Group 1A,” which consists of long-term care facility residents and staff and health care industry workers, including support personnel like custodians and administrators, direct support professionals and home health care aides. People with disabilities are in “Group 1B,” which has the next-highest priority.

Read the full story from Delaware State News here.

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