美国3州分配疫苗 竟把烟民排在超高顺位 引发争议

New Jersey teachers unions are calling on the state to prioritize educators for the COVID-19 vaccine. One group says teachers should be ahead of smokers, who are now eligible. @MegBakerTV reports. https://t.co/Lw4MZSaSyn

— CBS New York (@CBSNewYork) January 16, 2021

美国已经着手分配新冠疫苗，但在接种顺位的排序上却引起争议，因为已经有3州把吸烟者排在接种优先顺位。

《福斯新闻》报导，宾州卫生部门的第一阶段疫苗分配计划中，包括16至64岁高风险医疗状况族群以及吸烟者，吸烟者的顺位甚至高于教育工作者、现场应急人员、邮政工作者，卫生部门发言人表示，排序是依据疾控中心的建议，但居民对此感到震惊。

‘Cheap shot’ criticism of COVID vaccines for 2M smokers before other groups is ‘false narrative,’ Murphy says https://t.co/rbSwvxmiCw Educators who are remote can wait; those in person are essential workers needing it now; smokers are at great risk & deserve to live. #RonaBeGone

— Green Party of New Jersey #RadicalLeftistAgenda (@GreenPartyofNJ) January 16, 2021

除了宾州之外，新泽西州、密西西比州也都把吸烟者放在疫苗接种的优先顺位。