Transport groups say logistics workers are keeping hospitals and stores stocked with critical goods and deserve priority.
The ATA wants the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prioritize vaccine access for truck drivers, calling them “the linchpin of our nation’s entire frontline response” to the pandemic, in a Jan. 27 letter signed by 49 state trucking associations. “Truckers are such a specialized group,” Ms. Mullings said. “They’re outside their home state, and it’s hard to park a truck just anywhere…The way the vaccine is being distributed doesn’t take them into account.”Top news and in-depth analysis on the world of logistics, from supply chain to transport and technology.
A FedEx Corp. spokeswoman said the company “is actively working with state agencies to attempt to prioritize vaccine availability for our frontline team members,” and encouraging workers to keep track of local vaccination schedules. A thread about the vaccine on one online trucking forum drew a mix of responses, with some people saying they had gotten the shot or were willing to do so, while a number said they distrusted vaccines or preferred to wait and see if other people developed adverse reactions.How should people and professions be prioritized for the Covid-19 vaccine? Join the conversation below.
Truckers are absolutely essential workers that are working on the front line to get deliveries & supply chain running - without them, we would have a difficult time in all aspects of the business.
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They absolutely should, along with teachers and all school staff, maintenance, and bus drivers. I fully believe frontline workers should take priority, but it also seems that creating access by group may be hindering the process.
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YEA H! Vaccinate the truckers that want to be vaccinated!! They're absolutely EssentialWorkers and they shouldn't have to risk their lives while the government decides who is eligible.
Yeah they’ve been working the entire time unlike all those pussy ass bitch teachers
The empty grocery shelves seem to agree.
Vaccinate teachers
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