Vaccine approval and administration are the next steps in the fight against COVID-19. As with nearly everything about this pandemic, guidance and action plans vary by jurisdiction, and are constantly evolving. To that end, this chart provides links to state agency websites, vaccine allocation plans, and other guidance related to the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as basic vaccination plan phases.
This chart is not all-inclusive and does not cover municipalities, some of which have issued their own guidance. Nor does the chart include vaccine provider registration procedures or industry-specific guidance. The purpose of the below information is to give employers a general idea of what vaccine-related actions various jurisdictions are taking.
In addition, this post does not address other significant issues related to employee vaccinations, including potential wage and hour, discrimination, and privacy concerns. As a result, employers should consult with counsel for details on additional orders that may apply to their operations and for guidance on related legal questions.
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Jurisdiction |
Basic Phases |
Vaccination Website and/or Distribution Plan links |
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Federal |
Phase 1a: the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends that priority be given to healthcare personnel; long-term care facility residents. Phase 1b: frontline essential workers; persons aged 75+. Phase 1c: persons ages 65-74; persons ages 16-64 with high-risk conditions; essential workers not included in Phase 1b. Phase 2: all people 16+ not in Phase 1, who are recommended for vaccination. |
CDC COVID-19 Vaccination website CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program Interim Operational Guidance for Jurisdictions Playbook CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' Interim Recommendation for Allocating Initial Supplies of COVID-19 Vaccine (rev. 12/3/2020) FDA COVID-19 Vaccination website FDA Development and Licensure of Vaccines to Prevent COVID-19: Guidance for Industry (rev. 6/2020) EEOC Guidance on EEO law and vaccinations ACIP COVID-19 Vaccines Work Group Meeting PowerPoint (12/20/2020) |
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Alabama |
Phase 1a: frontline health workers; workers in healthcare services such as those providing transportation and environmental services and those in mortuary services; first responders. Phase 1b: people with 2 or more of the defined comorbidities and underlying conditions. Phase 2: K-12 educators and school staff; persons at increased risk; and those in prison/jail and prison/jail staff not included in Phase 1. Phase 3: workers in critical infrastructure; young adults and children; people who are pregnant. Phase 4: General population not included in earlier phases. |
Website: https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/covid19/vaccine.html Alabama COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (rev. 11/6/2020) Vaccination Plan Executive Summary (rev. 10/16/2020) Alabama COVID-19 Vaccination Allocation Plan (rev. 12/18/2020) |
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Alaska |
Phase 1: healthcare personnel; workers in essential and critical industries; people at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness due to underlying medical conditions; and people age 65+. |
Website: http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/epi/id/pages/COVID-19/vaccine.aspx Alaska COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v.1, 10/16/2020) |
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Arizona |
Phase 1A: healthcare practitioners and technical occupations; healthcare support occupations; skilled nursing facility residents; assisted living, independent living, HUD senior housing; DES group homes for individuals with developmental disabilities and staff. Phase 1B: adults with high-risk medical conditions living in shelters or other congregate living settings; education and childcare providers; protective service occupations; power and utility workers; food and agriculture related occupations; transportation and material moving occupations; state and local government workers that provide critical services for continuity of government; other essential workers. Phase 1C: adults with underlying medical conditions; adults 65+; adults living in congregate settings. |
Arizona COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v.2, 12/14/2020) Vaccination Plan Executive Summary (rev. 10/2020) |
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Arkansas |
Phase 1-A: at-risk healthcare workers, first responders, and essential government leaders. Phase 1-B: essential workers who are at increased risk of infection, executive and legislative branch employees, and elected officials. Phase 1-C: individuals age 65+ and those with chronic conditions. Phase 2: other members of Phase 1 groups; additional healthcare employees in clinics, dentists' offices and pharmacies; utility, transportation, grocery store, food processing and manufacturing employees; university employees; residents of long-term care and other congregate-living facilities. Phase 3: remaining population. |
Website: https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/covid-19-vaccination-plan Arkansas COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (rev. 10/16/2020) |
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California |
Phase 1A: persons at risk of virus exposure through their work in any role in direct healthcare or long-term care settings; residents of skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and similar long-term care settings for older or medically vulnerable individuals. NOTE: the state has also proposed several variations for subprioritization during Phase 1A, summarized here. |
Website: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/COVID-19Vaccine.aspx California COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v.1, 10/16/2020) |
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Colorado |
Phase 1A: healthcare workers. Phase 1B: EMS, firefighters, police, public health personnel, corrections officers. Phase 1C: residents and patients of assisted living, long-term care, and nursing homes. Phase 2A: those in congregate housing. Phase 2A: essential workers. Phase 2B: higher-risk individuals. Phase 3: general public. |
Website: https://covid19.colorado.gov/covid-19-vaccine-development-and-planning Colorado COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v.1, 10/16/2020) Vaccination Plan Executive Summary (rev. 10/26/2020) |
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Connecticut |
Phase 1a: healthcare personnel who are actively risking exposure to COVID-19 in their current work, including home health providers; school nurses; dentists; students doing clinical rotations. Phase 1b: critical workforce; other congregate settings; adults 65+; high-risk individuals under 65. Phase 2: individuals under 18; all remaining over 18. |
Connecticut COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (rev. 10/15/2020) Vaccination Plan Executive Summary (rev. 10/27/2020) COVID-19 Vaccinations and Employers - steps employers must take to ensure access to vaccine for employees and communicate vaccine information |
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Delaware |
Phase 1a: residents of long-term care facilities and high-risk workers with routine exposure to infected individuals/materials in health/patient care settings. Phase 1b: other essential healthcare personnel; adults with underlying medical conditions; adults 65+. Phase 1c: public health and community health support workers; critical infrastructure workers; congregate care. Phase 1d: other critical infrastructure as listed in state of emergency declarations and other high-risk populations. Phase 2a: remainder of Phase 1 populations. Phase 2b: persons with limited access to routine vaccination services; persons who work within critical services who can work from home. Phase 3: essential workers; community support (local, county and state). Phase 4: remaining general population. |
Website: https://coronavirus.delaware.gov/vaccine/ Delaware COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (rev. 12/9/2020) Vaccination Plan Executive Summary (rev. 10/26/2020) |
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District of Columbia |
Phase 1-A: healthcare workers, nursing and residential care facility employees, emergency healthcare responders. Phase 1-B: people 65+; adults under 65 with underlying medical conditions; District government critical infrastructure personnel; law enforcement; Dept. of Corrections residents and staff; residential care community residents; nursing home residents; homeless individuals and transitional housing residents; grocery store employees; school and childcare providers and staff. |
Website: https://coronavirus.dc.gov/vaccine District of Columbia COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (rev. 11/27/2020) |
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Florida |
Phase 1: residents of long-term care facilities; healthcare workers in high-risk and high-contact environments; adults 65+; those with significant comorbidities. |
Website: https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/covid-19-vaccines-in-florida/ |
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Georgia |
Phase 1-A: workers in healthcare settings. Phase 1-B: police and fire personnel not included in Phase 1-A; critical workforce employees; adults over age 65. Phase 1-C: people at higher risk of severe COVID-19 illness not already vaccinated. |
Website: https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-vaccine |
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Hawaii |
Phase 1: high-risk healthcare and home care employees; first responders who have high risk for COVID-19 exposure; residents with underlying health conditions, including those 65+ who live in congregate settings. Phase 2: K-12 teachers and school staff as well as those in essential industries; those with underlying health conditions; those in homeless shelters or group homes with physical or mental disabilities and workers who serve them also fall into this category. Phase 3: employees in industries or occupations not in the previous groups that are considered essential but face increased risk of exposure; young adults 18 to 22 years old and children from newborn to 17 years old. Phase 4: all Hawaii residents who did not fall in any of the other priority groups. |
Website: https://hawaiicovid19.com/vaccine/ |
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Idaho |
Phase 1a: healthcare personnel and long-term care facility residents. Phase 1b: essential workers. Other priority populations for initial COVID-19 vaccination may include: people at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19, including those with underlying medical conditions and people 65 years of age and older. |
Website: https://coronavirus.idaho.gov/covid-19-vaccine/ Idaho COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v.2, 10/19/2020) Vaccination Plan Executive Summary COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation for Initial Distribution (rev. 11/20/2020) Idaho COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee (CVAC) Vaccine Prioritization (rev. 12/9/2020) |
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Illinois |
Phase 1a: healthcare personnel; long-term care facility residents. Phase 1b: essential frontline workers. Phase 1c: adults with high-risk medical conditions and those over 65 years of age. Phase 2: workers in industries and occupations important to the functioning of society; people with moderate comorbid conditions. Phase 3: young adults age 18-30; children. |
Website: https://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/vaccination-plan Illinois SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Planning Guide (v.3.0, 12/4/2020) |
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Indiana |
Phase 1-A: all paid and unpaid persons serving in healthcare settings. Phase 1-B: individuals who are at particular risk of morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19. Phase 2: individuals who are at elevated risk of transmission of the disease because of working or living circumstances. Phase 3: general public vaccination. |
Website: https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/vaccine/index.htm Indiana COVID-19 Vaccination Plan and Executive Summary (rev. 10/20/2020) |
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Iowa |
Phase 1-A: paid and unpaid persons serving in healthcare settings who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials; long-term care facility residents and staff. Phase 1-B: persons living in residential care facilities, assisted living programs, elder group homes, and independent living facilities; people 65+; people involved in essential functions of society and cannot socially distance in the workplace; adults with high-risk medical conditions who possess risk factors for severe COVID-19 illness. |
Website: https://idph.iowa.gov/Emerging-Health-Issues/Novel-Coronavirus/Vaccine Iowa COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v.2, 12/4/2020) Vaccination Plan Executive Summary (rev. 10/16/2020) |
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Kansas |
Phase 1A: healthcare workers who treat COVID-patients. Phase 1B: other essential workers, nursing home residents, individuals over age 65, high-risk groups. |
Website: https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/284/COVID-19-Vaccine Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v.1.2, 11/4/2020) |
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Kentucky |
Phase 1: high-risk healthcare workers, first responders, those with underlying health conditions that put them at a higher risk, older adults living in congregate or overcrowded settings. Phase 2: K-12 teachers, school staff and child care workers; critical workers in high-risk settings or workers who are in industries essential to the functioning of society and have a higher risk of exposure; people with underlying conditions that put them at a "moderately" higher risk; people in homeless shelters or group homes for individuals with disabilities, including serious mental illnesses or other physical disabilities; people in prisons, jails, detention centers or similar facilities; all older adults not included in Phase 1. Phase 3: young adults, children; workers in industries important to the functioning of society, not included in Phase 1 or 2. Phase 4: All other individuals not included in the first three phases. |
Website: https://govstatus.egov.com/ky-covid-vaccine Kentucky COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (rev. 10/2020) |
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Louisiana |
Phase 1: hospital workers; emergency medical responders; nursing home residents and staff. Phase 2: K-12 teachers and staff; child care workers; people in high-risk settings and essential jobs; people in homeless shelters, group homes for individuals with disabilities and staff at those facilities; prisoners and their guards; older adults; and people with health conditions that put them at greater risk of severe COVID-19 infection. |
Website: https://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/page/4042 |
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Maine |
Phase 1a: high-risk workers in healthcare facilities; nursing home/long-term care residents. Phase 1b: first responders; those with comorbid and underlying conditions; older adults living in congregate or overcrowded settings. Phase 2: critical risk workers; older adults not included in Phase 1; teachers and school staff; incarcerated adults and correctional facility personnel. Phase 3: workers in industries essential to the functioning of society and at increased risk of exposure not included in Phase 1 or 2; children and young adults. Phase 4: remaining population. |
Website: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/immunization/covid-19-providers/index.shtml |
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Maryland |
Phase 1A: healthcare workers; residents and staff of long-term care facilities; first responders. Phase 1B: people at significantly higher risk of severe COVID-19 illness. Phase 2: people in critical, essential infrastructure roles; people at moderately higher risk of severe COVID-19 illness. Phase 3: general population. |
Website: https://covidlink.maryland.gov/content/vaccine/ Maryland COVID-19 Vaccination Plan and Executive Summary (rev. 10/16/2020) |
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Massachusetts |
Phase 1: healthcare workers doing direct and COVID-facing care; long-term care facilities, rest homes and assisted living facilities; first responders; congregate care settings; home-based healthcare workers; healthcare workers doing non-COVID facing care. Phase 2: those with comorbidities; early education and K-12 faculty and staff; transit, grocery, utility, food and agriculture, sanitation, public works and public health workers; vaccine development workers; food pantry workers; rideshare providers; convenience store workers; adults 65+. Phase 3: higher education workers; general public. |
Website: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/preparing-for-a-covid-19-vaccine Massachusetts COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v.1, 10/16/20) |
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Michigan |
Phase 1A Priority 1: emergency medical service providers; general medical floor; emergency department; intensive care units. Phase 1A Priority 2: other medical workers. Phase 1B: other essential workers. Phase 1C: high-risk individuals. Phase 2: Individuals 18 years of age or older who did not otherwise fit into the earlier groups for whom the vaccine is recommended. |
Website: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98178_103214---,00.html Michigan COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (rev. 10/16/2020) Vaccination Plan Executive Summary (rev. 11/2/2020) Michigan COVID-19 Vaccination Interim Prioritization Guidance (rev. 12/13/2020) |
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Minnesota |
Phase 1: healthcare personnel, emergency responders, those involved with community testing; residents of skilled nursing facilities and nursing homes; those with intellectual disabilities and other adult residents living in residential care facilities. |
Website: https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/vaccine.html |
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Mississippi |
Phase 1a: healthcare personnel who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials and are unable to work from home; first responders. Phase 1b: Mississippi National Guard; other critical workers; emergency and law enforcement personnel not included in Phase 1-A, food packaging and distribution workers, teachers/school staff, childcare providers; adults over 65; people with underlying medical conditions that are risk factors for severe COVID-19 illness. |
Website: https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,0,71,975.html Mississippi COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v.1, 10/16/2020) |
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Missouri |
Phase 1: healthcare personnel and staff at hospitals and long-term care facilities; essential workers; individuals at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness. Phase 2: members of Phase 1 populations who did not yet receive vaccine, then general population as availability increases. Phase 3: all Missouri residents. |
Website: https://covidvaccine.mo.gov/ |
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Montana |
Tier 1: critical infrastructure workforce including healthcare personnel; other essential workers (follow CISA definitions). Tier 2: people at increased risk for severe COVID-19 infections. Tier 3: people at increased risk of acquiring or transmitting COVID-19; people from tribal communities; people who are incarcerated/detained in correctional facilities; people experiencing homelessness/living in shelters; people attending colleges/universities; people who work in educational settings; people living and working in other congregate settings. Tier 4: people with limited access to vaccination services. Tier 5: general population. |
Website: https://dphhs.mt.gov/publichealth/cdepi/diseases/coronavirusvaccine |
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Nebraska |
Phase 1A: healthcare personnel providing patient care. Phase 1B: residents of nursing homes, assisted living, independent living, skilled nursing; people over 65; people with specified underlying medical conditions; essential critical infrastructure workforce; vulnerable populations and people living in congregate settings. Phase 2: general population. |
Website: http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/COVID-19-Vaccine-Information.aspx |
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Nevada |
Phase 1: healthcare personnel, people at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19, people 65+, essential/critical infrastructure workers. Phase 2: critical populations who were not yet vaccinated; general population. |
Nevada COVID-19 Vaccination Plan and Executive Summary (v.2, 12/1/2020) |
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New Hampshire |
Phase 1a: high-risk health workers; moderate-risk health workers; first responders; residents of long-term care facilities, skilled nursing, and assisted living facilities. Phase 1b: people with underlying or comorbid conditions that put them at high risk for severe infection; older adults living in congregate or overcrowded settings. Phase 2: K-12 teachers, school staff, childcare workers; critical workers in high risk settings; staff and residents of congregate living; correctional and detention facilities; older adults not included in Phase 1; people with underlying or comorbid conditions that put them at moderately higher risk for severe COVID-19. Phase 3: workers in industries and occupations important to the functioning of society who were not included in Phase 1 or 2; children and young adults. Phase 4: general population. |
Website: https://www.nh.gov/covid19/resources-guidance/vaccination-planning.htm New Hampshire COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (rev. 10/30/20) Vaccination Plan Executive Summary (rev. 10/2020) COVID-19 Vaccination Allocation Guidelines for Phase 1a (rev. 12/8/2020) |
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New Jersey |
Phase 1: healthcare workers who may have contact with infected patients or infectious materials; other essential workers; people at higher risk of severe COVID-19 illness. All individuals, regardless of age, shall be enrolled in the New Jersey Immunization Information System (NJIIS) prior to or concurrent with receipt of a COVID-19 vaccination in New Jersey. |
Website: https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/covid2019_vaccination.shtml New Jersey COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v.1, 10/16/2020) Vaccination Plan Executive Summary (rev. 10/26/2020) Gov. Murphy Executive Order 12/4/2020 |
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New Mexico |
Early Phase 1: healthcare workers who have direct contact with COVID-positive patients; healthcare workers who work in settings with a high risk of spreading the virus to vulnerable populations. Late Phase 1: residents of other group care settings; other healthcare workers and healthcare providers. |
Website: https://cv.nmhealth.org/covid-vaccine/ |
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New York |
Phase 1: healthcare workers in patient care settings; long-term care facility workers who regularly interact with residents; most at-risk long-term care facility patients. Phase 2: first responders; teachers/school staff; childcare providers; public health workers; other essential frontline workers that regularly interact with public or maintain critical infrastructure; other long-term care facility patients and those living in other congregate settings; individuals in general population deemed particularly high risk due to comorbidities and health conditions. Phase 3: individuals over age 65; other high-risk individuals. Phase 4: all other essential workers. Phase 5: healthy adults and children. |
Website: https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/covid-19-vaccine New York COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (rev. 10/16/2020) Vaccination Plan Executive Summary (rev. 10/26/2020) Gov. Cuomo 10/18/2020 Press Release Including Vaccine Prioritization Matrix |
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North Carolina |
Phase 1a: healthcare workers at high risk of exposure to COVID-19; long-term care staff and residents. Phase 1b: Adults with two or more chronic conditions that put them at risk of severe illness; adults at high risk of exposure, healthcare workers, and those living in prisons, homeless shelters, migrant and fishery housing with 2+ chronic conditions; those working in prisons, jails and homeless shelters. Phase 2: essential frontline workers, healthcare workers, and those living in prisons, homeless shelters or migrant and fishery housing; adults age 65+, and those younger with one chronic condition that puts them at risk of severe illness. Phase 3: students and those employed in jobs that are critical to society and at lower risk of exposure. Phase 4: remainder of population. |
Website: https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/about-covid-19/vaccines North Carolina COVID-19 Vaccination Plan with Executive Summary (rev. 10/16/2020) |
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North Dakota |
Phase 1A: healthcare workers and long-term care facility residents. Breakdown of tiers within 1A, including lists of which categories of healthcare workers fall within which tiers, available here: Phase 1A for COVID Vaccine (rev. 12/16/2020) |
Website: https://www.health.nd.gov/covid-19-vaccine-information North Dakota COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v.2, 12/11/2020) |
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Ohio |
Phase 1A: healthcare personnel routinely involved in the care of COVID-19 patients; nursing home and assisted living facility residents and staff; patients and staff at psychiatric hospitals; residents and staff of group homes or facilities for people with intellectual disabilities or mental illness; residents and staff at veterans' homes; EMS responders. |
Website: https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/covid-19-vaccination-program |
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Oklahoma |
Phase 1: long-term residents and staff; healthcare workers providing direct inpatient COVID care; public health staff conducting front-line COVID-19 pandemic mitigation and control activities; emergency medical responders. Phase 2: other first responders; healthcare workers providing direct COVID outpatient care and services; adults 65+, and adults of any age with comorbidities; staff and residents in congregate locations and worksites; certain manufacturing facilities with limited social distancing capacity who are critical to the maintenance of the food supply; public health staff supporting front-line efforts, officials critical to maintain continuity of governmental operations and services; teachers and support staff. Phase 3: students, residents and administrative staff in educational settings; critical infrastructure personnel. Phase 4: open to all Oklahoma residents. |
Website: https://coronavirus.health.ok.gov/vaccine-info Oklahoma COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (rev. 10/14/2020) Vaccination Plan Executive Summary (rev. 10/20/2020) COVID-19 Vaccine Priority Population Framework for Oklahoma (rev. 12/8/2020) |
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Oregon |
Phase 1A: hospitals; urgent care; skilled nursing and memory care facility healthcare providers and residents; tribal health programs; EMS providers and other first responders; other long-term care facilities and congregate care sites; hospice programs; mobile crisis care and related services; secure transport; individuals working in a correctional setting; outpatient settings serving specific high-risk groups; in-home care; day treatment services; non-emergency medical transport; all other outpatient; public health and early learning sites; death care workers. Phase 1B: other essential workers; people at higher risk of severe COVID-19 illness. |
Website: https://govstatus.egov.com/or-oha-covid-vaccine Oregon COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v.1.1, 11/6/2020) |
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Pennsylvania |
Phase 1A: COVID-19-facing healthcare personnel; long-term care facilities. Phase 1B: first responders; critical workers who cannot work remotely or maintain social distancing; people with specified underlying health conditions; adults over age 65; residents of congregate settings and individuals receiving home and community-based services not otherwise specified as a long-term care facility. Phase 2: critical workers and people with underlying health conditions not included in Phase 1. Phase 3: ensuring the entire population will have access to the vaccine. |
Website: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Vaccine.aspx Pennsylvania COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v.3, 12/11/2020) |
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Puerto Rico |
Phase 1A: healthcare workers in high-risk settings. Phase 1B: long-term care facility residents; adults over age 65; other essential healthcare workers; first responders; critical infrastructure workers. Phase 2: people with underlying medical conditions, in detention/correctional facilities, living and working in congregate settings, experiencing homelessness or living in shelters; higher education students; those who are uninsured or underinsured. |
Website: https://www.vacunatepr.com/proveedor-y-distribuidor-de-vacunas Puerto Rico COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (rev. 10/16/2020) |
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Rhode Island |
Phase 1A: high-risk healthcare workers and first responders. Phase 1B: people with significant comorbid conditions and older adults in congregate or overcrowded settings. Phase 2: K-12 teachers, school staff, and childcare providers; critical workers in high-risk settings; people with moderate comorbid conditions; people in homeless shelters or group homes and staff; incarcerated or detained people and facility staff; all older adults. Phase 3: young adults; children; workers in industries important to the functioning of society. |
Website: https://health.ri.gov/covid/vaccine/ Rhode Island COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v.1, 10/16/2020) |
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South Carolina |
Phase 1a: those performing direct medical care to suspected and/or confirmed COVID-19 patients; ancillary staff directly interacting with suspected and/or confirmed COVID-19 patients; emergency room staff, suspected and/or confirmed COVID-19 patients; medical first responders and hospital transport personnel; those providing direct medical care in correctional facilities; those providing direct medical care in dialysis and infusion centers; workers in outpatient medical settings frequently treating persons with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection; workers in settings where monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19 infusions are given; home health and hospice workers; public health nurses/personnel visiting facilities with possible COVID-19 cases; autopsy room staff, coroners, embalmers, and funeral home staff at risk of exposure to bodily fluids. Phase 1b: people who play a crucial role in sustaining essential functions of society and cannot socially distance in the workplace, and people at increased risk for severe COVID-19 illness, including people 65+. |
Website: https://scdhec.gov/covid19/covid-19-vaccination South Carolina COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (rev. 12/7/2020) Vaccination Plan Executive Summary (rev. 10/22/2020) Phase 1a Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation (rev. 12/10/2020) |
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South Dakota |
Phase 1a: frontline healthcare workers in emergency departments, intensive care units, and dedicated COVID-19 acute care units. Phase 1b: long-term care facility residents. Phase 1c: other healthcare workers; EMS workers; public health workers; law enforcement; corrections officers. Phase 1d: people with more than 2 underlying medical conditions that put them at significantly higher risk; teachers and other school and college staff; adults over age 65; workers and residents of congregate care settings; funeral services workers. Phase 1e: fire service personnel; other critical infrastructure workers. |
Website: https://doh.sd.gov/COVID/Vaccine/Public.aspx |
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Tennessee |
Phase 1a1: hospital/freestanding ER staff with direct patient exposure and/or exposure to potentially infectious materials; home care staff; mass testing site staff; student health providers; long-term care facility staff and residents; first responders with direct public exposure. Phase 1a2: other healthcare providers. Phase 1b: adults with two or more specified high-risk conditions. Phase 2: critical infrastructure workers; K-12 teachers and school staff; childcare providers; individuals with one or more specified high-risk conditions; healthy individuals over age 65; congregate care residents and staff; corrections residents and staff. Phase 3: young adults; children; workers at entities or industries important to society and with higher risk of exposure. Phase 4: anyone not already vaccinated. |
Website: https://www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov/covid-19-vaccine-information.html Tennessee COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v.2, 12/2/2020) |
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Texas |
Phase 1A (Tier 1): healthcare providers; long-term care staff working directly with vulnerable residents; direct care providers at nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and state-supported living centers; EMS providers; home healthcare workers. (Tier 2): staff in outpatient care offices and other support staff; direct care staff in freestanding emergency medical care facilities and urgent care clinics; community pharmacy staff; public health and emergency response staff directly involved in administration of COVID testing and vaccinations; last responders; school nurses who provide health care to students and teachers. |
Website: https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/coronavirus/immunize/vaccine.aspx Texas COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v.1, 10/16/2020) Vaccination Plan Executive Summary (rev. 10/26/2020) COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Guiding Principles and Health Care Workers Definition (rev. 11/23/2020) |
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Utah |
Phase 1a: frontline hospital healthcare workers; long-term care facility staff. Phase 1b: remaining hospital staff; non-hospital healthcare workers; people living in congregate facilities; long-term care facility residents; critical infrastructure employees; tribal populations; incarcerated populations; medically high-risk people. Phase 2: adults over 65; other critical populations. Phase 3: general public. |
Website: https://coronavirus.utah.gov/vaccine/ Utah COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v.1, 10/16/2020) |
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Vermont |
Phase 1a: frontline healthcare workers (intensive care units and emergency departments, first responders, and staffers at long-term care facilities). |
Website: https://www.healthvermont.gov/covid-19/vaccine/vermont-covid-19-vaccine-planning |
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Virginia |
Phase 1: healthcare personnel with direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials; non-healthcare essential workers; adults with underlying medical conditions that are risk factors for severe COVID-19 illness; people age 65+. |
Website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/immunization/covid19vaccine/ Virginia COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v.2, 11/16/2020) Summary of Changes in Plan Version 2.0 Vaccination Plan Executive Summary (rev. 10/26/2020) Virginia COVID-19 Vaccination Prioritization Guidance (rev. 12/4/2020) |
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Washington |
Phase 1a: healthcare workers serving patients who either have confirmed or suspected COVID-19; staff and residents of long-term care facilities. |
Website: https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/COVID19/Vaccine Washington COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v. 1, 10/2020) Vaccination Plan Executive Summary (rev. 10/2020) |
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West Virginia |
Phase 1-A: hospital personnel. Phase 1-B: community infrastructure workers; emergency responders; public health officials; dental/orthodontic/oral surgery personnel; corrections staff. Phase 1-C: other healthcare. Phase 1-D: other critical sectors vital to state/government services. |
Website: https://dhhr.wv.gov/COVID-19/Pages/Vaccine.aspx West Virginia COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (rev. 10/16/2020) Vaccination Plan Executive Summary (rev. 10/26/2020) |
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Wisconsin |
Phase 1a: healthcare workers exposed to or treating people with COVID-19; residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities. |
Website: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/vaccine.htm Wisconsin COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (10/2020) |
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Wyoming |
Phase 1a: hospital staff; EMS personnel/fire department personnel that are EMTs; long-term care facilities and healthcare providers; public health nursing staff and other HCPs administering vaccines; tribal public health; public health nurses and HCPs who regularly conduct COVID sample collection; inpatient/residential behavioral health facility HCPs; urgent care clinics and other medical clinics; law enforcement; licensed/credentialed medical and dental direct care staff working in other locations who have regular exposure to potentially positive COVID-19 patients or infectious material; public health offices and local health departments; home healthcare providers; school nurses; laboratories; pharmacy staff; other healthcare facility staff. Phase 1b: critical infrastructure workforce; adults over 65; people at significant risk of severe COVID-19 illness. |
Website: https://health.wyo.gov/publichealth/immunization/wyoming-covid-19-vaccine-information/ Wyoming COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (v.2, 11/25/2020) |
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