DOVER, Del. (AP) - The state of Delaware is expanding coronavirus vaccinations to more essential workers.
The Delaware State News reported Tuesday that the Division of Public Health will add in the coming weeks front-line workers in food manufacturing, agriculture and grocery stores.
The state will also add front-line workers in public transit, postal service, higher education and pharmaceutical manufacturing.
DPH Director Dr. Karyl Rattay said the state is focusing on workers in those industries who are unable to socially distance themselves from fellow workers or members of the public.
Workers in the Phase 1B distribution group who are already eligible for the vaccine include first responders, correctional officers, teachers, education staff, child care providers and poultry workers.
Delaware has reported that an estimated 104,000 residents in the state are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. That’s about one-tenth of the state’s population.
Roughly 170,000 other people have received their first of the two-dose vaccines, Pfizer and Moderna. And about 5,000 Delawareans have received the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Dr. Rattay said DPH will continue to work its way through a vaccination waiting list.
“We know that you’re there, we know that you’re getting tired of waiting on the wait list and we know we have individuals who are in their seventies still on the wait-list,” Dr. Rattay said.
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