Gray areas in vaccine distribution lead others to fill in blanks

PBN Staff

02/05/2021

LINING UP: People ages 65 to 74 could begin to receive their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine this month, but state health officials say they also want to prioritize people in several hard-hit communities. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE VIA AP

Rhode Island’s plan to prioritize COVID-19 vaccine distribution by age, underlying health conditions and geography makes sense conceptually. For it to be effective, however, the state must eliminate gray areas in its guidance that to this point have left too much to interpretation by community groups eager to get their constituencies vaccinated. Many residents were

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