Nate Silver

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Canada has a good vaccine distribution plan that puts quite a bit of priority on age. So does the UK. So do many *US states*, btw. The CDC/AHIP plan is really sort of an outlier in terms of how little priority it gives to age. https://t.co/pzTLQHjj6e https://t.co/twfHtM2Nfm https://t.co/r7bNzauSEp — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 20, 2020

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

The research is unambiguous that age is a much bigger risk factor than almost all pre-existing conditions. So it's rather crazy to have this very broad definition of pre-existing conditions (encompassing 100m+ Americans) where you'd get the same vaccine priority as being elderly. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 20, 2020

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So, turns out that ACIP revised its vaccine prioritization guidelines in a way puts the elderly higher in the queue and that is much more in line with what most other states and countries are doing. I'm sure there are things to quibble with but this is great news. — PolitiTweet.org

ACIP has taken another crack at recommending vaccine priority after healthcare workers. Instead of essential worker… https://t.co/dYgfNYvvtO

Posted Dec. 20, 2020