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CDC advisory committee discusses who should get first vaccine doses

Wednesday, 02 December 2020

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The committee generally agreed that health-care workers should get the first doses of vaccine because of the risks to them and their patients and because they play a crucial role in fighting the coronavirus. Vulnerable long-term care residents also are in this first group, though members debated their situation at some length. Essential workers, including food, education, and energy workers, as well a police and firefighters, should be in the second priority group because these workers often don’t have luxury of working from home and tend to be racially and demographically diverse

https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/acip-cdc-advisory-committee-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-20201123.html

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David L. McGuffey

David L. McGuffey is in private practice with the Elder Law Practice of David L. McGuffey, LLC, located in Dalton, Georgia. David limits his practice to Elder Law and Special Needs Law. This means he helps individuals who are elders or who have special needs, as well as their caregivers. Much of David's practice is devoted to helping individuals with chronic health conditions find, get and pay for good long-term care. David is certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. David is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. In 2012, David was invited to join NAELA's Council of Advanced Practitioners. David has been selected as a "Georgia SuperLawyer" in the field of Elder Law since 2013.