HCP include all paid and unpaid persons serving in healthcare settings who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials.ACIP recommends that HCP be prioritized in the earliest phase of COVID-19 vaccination.
However, in settings where the initial vaccine supply is insufficient to vaccinate all HCP, sub-prioritization of vaccine doses may be necessary.
Considerations for sub-prioritization, of equal importance, include:Furthermore, given the storage requirements of mRNA vaccines, initial vaccine distribution may be limited to large healthcare systems with ultracold freezer capacity.