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Old 11-22-2020, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Trishakaye View Post
If Zeke Emanuel gets his way, those of us 70 and older will be last in line.
Not sure what you mean...

"Ezekiel Emanuel, chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, believes the vaccine needs to be given to people who have the highest risk of transmitting the virus."


Makes sense to stop a pandemic. Never saw age mentioned.

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The second link to John Hopkins is a great discussion of the variables involved and the motives for the vaccine. Good reading.