Related video above: Main first person receives COVID-19 vaccine The first Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are here, but doctors and nurses are not the only ones to get the first. At the Virginia Bedford Healthcare System, the hospital reported that Andrew Miller — Environmental Management Services — was the first employee to be vaccinated on Monday afternoon. And it’s not just mirrors. When hospitals across the United States receive their first shipment of vaccines, some housekeepers will be at the top of the list. At Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, Kentucky, there are also ICU nurses who are members of the housekeeping staff and intensivists. According to CNN’s affiliate WTVQ, it was a nursing assistant in the emergency room who received the first dose of the vaccine on Monday. At Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis, members of the housekeeping staff also received the vaccine first, CNN-affiliated KMOV reported. + Cgo = On Saturday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Immunization Implementation Advisory Board resolved to recommend vaccines to people over the age of 16. This happened after the US Food and Drug Administration approved a vaccine for emergency use on Friday. The CDC Advisory Group previously recommended that healthcare professionals and long-term care facility residents should receive the vaccine first after an emergency use authorization. .. Due to the limited initial shipment of vaccines that began on Monday, the state prioritizes vaccine recipients. Domestic Workers Most Damaged by Pandemic Throughout the country, domestic workers face the impossible choice of going to work or keeping their families healthy. Domestic workers apply to other workers. Eijenpu, executive director of the National Workers’ Alliance, told CNN that they often do not receive the same labor protection as. + Cgo = Overall, the housekeeper is one of the most vulnerable workers in a pandemic. An estimated 65% of domestic workers, mainly composed of colored women and immigrants, do not have health insurance. Also, according to a 2017 survey by the All-National Workers’ Alliance, 60% spend more than half of their income on rent and mortgage payments. The overwhelming majority of them do not pay for sick leave or vacation. The pandemic has hit these already vulnerable people especially hard, as families are forced to quit their jobs and lose their income. Experts say the first phase will include frontline people and the second phase may include teachers and other childcare workers, allowing Americans to be vaccinated daily. It will take several months.
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Pfizer and BioNTech’s first COVID-19 vaccine is here, but doctors and nurses aren’t the only ones to get it first.
At the Virginia Bedford Healthcare System, Andrew Miller, housekeeper for environmental management services, was the first employee to receive the vaccine. Monday afternoon, The hospital reported.
And it’s not just mirrors. When hospitals across the United States receive their first shipment of vaccines, some housekeepers are aware that they are at the top of the list.
At Baptist Health Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky, members of the housekeeping staff, along with intensivists, ICU nurses, and emergency room nursing assistants, were one of the first to receive the first dose of the vaccine on Monday. CNN Affiliate WTVQ..
At Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis, members of the housekeeping staff are also reported to have received the vaccine first. CNN Affiliate KMOV..
On Saturday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Immunization Implementation Advisory Board resolved to recommend vaccines to people over the age of 16. It came after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccine for emergency use on Friday.
The CDC Advisory Group previously recommended that healthcare professionals and caregiver residents be vaccinated first after an emergency use authorization. The state is prioritizing vaccine recipients, as the initial shipment of vaccines, which began on Monday, was limited.
Domestic workers who suffered the most pandemics
Throughout the country, domestic workers face the impossible choice of going to work or keeping their families healthy.
Domestic workers often do not receive the same labor protection that applies to other workers. Eijenpu, the secretary general of the All-National Workers’ Alliance, Told to CNN..
Overall, the housekeeper is one of the most vulnerable workers in the pandemic. An estimated 65% of domestic workers, mainly composed of colored women and immigrants, do not have health insurance. In addition, 60% spend more than half of their income on rent and mortgage payments. To 2017 Survey from All National Workers’ Alliance.. The overwhelming majority of them do not pay for sick leave or vacation.
The pandemic has hit these already vulnerable people especially hard, as families are forced to quit their jobs and lose their income. And it will take months before daily Americans can be vaccinated, Experts say, Because the first phase may include frontline people and the second phase may include teachers and other nursery teachers.
