Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., criticized her fellow lawmakers over the weekend for putting themselves ahead of frontline workers and vulnerable populations who she says should receive the coronavirus vaccine first. As members of Congress began to receive doses, Omar said on Twitter that it was "shameful" for lawmakers to be prioritized for the vaccine. "We are not more important [than] frontline workers, teachers, etc. The congresswoman made similar comments in an interview with CNN last week, where she said prioritizing White House staff was "disturbing." Most have agreed to prioritize vulnerable populations, like nursing home residents and essential frontline workers, until doses become available on a more widespread scale.

Source: Fox News December 21, 2020 21:11 UTC