US public sees frontline workers as first priority for COVID vaccineA JAMA Network Open survey study of US adults' preferences for COVID-19 vaccine allocation in the event of a limited supply ranks frontline medical workers, high-risk children, and high-risk older adults as highest priority for vaccine distribution.The telephone and Internet survey gathered data from 1,007 adults from Apr 23 to Apr 27 using the AmeriSpeak Omnibus Survey, a probability-based panel representative of the US household population.
Respondents were asked to rank priority of vaccine receipt for the following groups: frontline medical workers, children with serious illness, people age 65 and older, middle-aged people with serious illness, essential (nonmedical)