As the state continues to work its way through its list of people eligible and still waiting to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, it is prioritizing the list by data-based risk factors and determining some invitations by location, according to the Delaware Division of Public Health. “The top of the list is older, sicker, more at-risk individuals,” said Robin Bryson, spokesperson for the DPH. “In that case, we invite from the top of the list a number of individuals based on the slots we have. For some events, we have taken a geographic approach, targeting specific areas from the waiting list where vaccination rates are lagging behind in order to attain balance in the proportions of vaccine distribution.” The waiting list is only for individuals 65 and older, which is the current focus of the state’s Phase 1B distribution group.
