COVID-19 Vaccine: Essential Workers, Older Adults Should Be Next in Line, Panel Says; FDA Authorizes Second Vaccine

​​​What's the news. Frontline essential workers, including emergency responders, teachers, and grocery store employees, and people age 75 years and older should be next in line to be vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19), after long-term care residents and healthcare personnel, said a panel advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on December 20, 2020.