Two groups that will be making recommendations on the distribution of California’s second round of COVID-19 vaccines early next year, have started meeting this week. The first is a 16-member Drafting Guidelines Workgroup made up of health professionals. The Workgroup will make recommendations which will then be vetted by the 60-member Community Vaccine Advisory Committee, led by California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris.
“In picking which groups go first, a majority supported prioritizing the societal impact of the job; equity — making sure low-income workers and those working in vulnerable communities are included; the jobs’ impact on the economy; and the risk of each occupations’ exposure to the coronavirus, including workers’ risk of death and risk of spreading the virus in the community.”
You can learn more about California’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts here.
