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NEW: The #COVID19 “Vaccination Line.” Our review of state priorities (w/ @joshmich, JenTolbert):
*States are increasingly diverging from CDC guidance and each other;
*Timelines vary across and within states;
*It's a vaccine roll-out labyrinth out there! https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/the-covid-19-vaccination-line-an-update-on-state-prioritization-plans/
*States are increasingly diverging from CDC guidance and each other;
*Timelines vary across and within states;
*It's a vaccine roll-out labyrinth out there! https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/the-covid-19-vaccination-line-an-update-on-state-prioritization-plans/
We specifically looked at where states have come out relative to CDC #ACIP recommendations.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/acip-recs/vacc-specific/covid-19.html
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/acip-recs/vacc-specific/covid-19.html
Phase 1a: All states and DC are vaccinating health care workers and long-term care residents and staff in Phase 1a, as recommended by ACIP, though 16 states depart from ACIP in some way, primarily by including other groups.
Phase 1b: Most states (44) have updated Phase 1b priority groups, including 14 that follow ACIP. 30 depart in some way, primarily by including additional ages. States also prioritize educators (a recommended 1b group) and many include people who are incarcerated or homeless.
Phase 1c: 33 states have updated their Phase 1c priority groups, 17 of which follow ACIP and 16 which differ (mostly b/c recommended1c groups were included by many states in earlier phases).
Who is eligible to sign up now? Most states (40) are still in Phase 1a overall, or for a subset of counties within the state. 10 states and DC are in Phase 1b. Only 1 state has moved to at least part of Phase 1c. (and this does not mean doses are yet available).
Even as many states are following CDC ACIP guidance, more are beginning to diverge. In some cases, states are broadening and simplifying priority groups. In others cases, states are creating new and more complex groupings and stages.
As differences increase across and within states, a person’s place in the COVID-19 vaccine priority line will increasingly depend on where they live.
