New Jersey teachers unions are calling on the state to prioritize educators for the COVID-19 vaccine. One group says teachers should be ahead of smokers, who are now eligible. @MegBakerTV reports. https://t.co/Lw4MZSaSyn
— CBS New York (@CBSNewYork) January 16, 2021
美國已經著手分配新冠疫苗，但在接種順位的排序上卻引起爭議，因為已經有3州把吸菸者排在接種優先順位。
《福斯新聞》報導，賓州衛生部門的第一階段疫苗分配計劃中，包括16至64歲高風險醫療狀況族群以及吸菸者，吸菸者的順位甚至高於教育工作者、現場應急人員、郵政工作者，衛生部門發言人表示，排序是依據疾控中心的建議，但居民對此感到震驚。
『Cheap shot』 criticism of COVID vaccines for 2M smokers before other groups is 『false narrative,』 Murphy says https://t.co/rbSwvxmiCw Educators who are remote can wait; those in person are essential workers needing it now; smokers are at great risk & deserve to live. #RonaBeGone
— Green Party of New Jersey #RadicalLeftistAgenda (@GreenPartyofNJ) January 16, 2021
除了賓州之外，新澤西州、密西西比州也都把吸菸者放在疫苗接種的優先順位。
