First Responders Argue They Should Be Among First Minnesotans To Get COVID Vaccine

From CBS Minnesota:

By Esme Murphy

December 2, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — We have a better idea of who will get the COVID-19 vaccines first in Minnesota, and who will be second in line. At a Wednesday news conference, Gov. Tim Walz and state officials say the state is required to follow federal Centers for Disease Control guidelines.

Health commissioner Jan Malcolm said health care workers, long-term care workers and long-term care residents are in group 1A and are first in line for the vaccine. Next up would be first responders, including firefighters, paramedics, and police officers.

The vaccine information was made public at a news conference spotlighting how COVID has decimated not only hospital staff but the ranks of Minnesota’s first responders. Of the state’s 500 major fire departments, 20% have had major COVID outbreaks.

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