Commentary You were warned about this first in July. Now, it’s happening. On Sunday, the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended that seniors ages 65 to 74 be moved toward the back of the line for the COVID-19 vaccine. The reason, says ACIP, is that “racial and ethnic minority groups (are) under-represented” in this age group. Put another way: Seniors are too white. Vaccines are already being administered to health workers and nursing home residents. The question is this: Who comes next? ACIP wants to push 87 million essential workers—such as transit workers, supermarket employees, and uniformed public servants—to the front of the line, forcing 32 million seniors to wait. Vaccinating a majority of 87 million essential workers will consume the vaccine supply for several months. Thousands of seniors will die needlessly if this decision goes into effect. ACIP actually admits as many as 6.5 percent more elderly will …
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