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By: Al Ballesteros

COVID-19 VACCINES
OPEN UP TO ESSENTIAL
WORKERS AND PERSONS
WITH SOME PRE-EXISTING
CONDITIONS

Beginning on March 1, 2021, persons
who are in certain classes of Essential
Workers, mainly those in food service,
PETE BUTTIGIEG MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST OPENLY GAY food retail establishments, cooks, fast
MEMBER OF A PRESIDENTIAL CABINET food, supermarket workers, grocery
stores,
convenience
stores,
Pete Buttigieg was approved by the Senate last month as the Secretary of Transportation. He pharmacies, teachers, education,
will be the first openly gay person to be confirmed to a Cabinet post. Heʼll be tasked with childcare and emergency workers will
advancing President Joe Bidenʼs ambitious agenda of rebuilding the nationʼs infrastructure be eligible to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
and fighting climate change. Buttigieg is also the youngest member ever confirmed to a Presi- On March 15, persons with underlying
dential cabinet at age 39. health conditions will be also be eligible
for vaccination. These additional “tiers”
“Iʼm honored and humbled by todayʼs vote in the Senate—and ready to get to work,” “Iʼm are in addition to healthcare workers,
honored to serve as Secretary of Transportation and will help build the kind of infrastructure persons in skilled nursing facilities and
that creates jobs, empowers all, and keeps travelers & workers safe,” says the Secretary.
persons over the age of 65+.
Buttigieg will be in charge of the nationʼs Transportation Department with 55,000 employees
and a budget in the tens of billions. Buttigieg has pledged to quickly get to work promoting Sign up to get vaccinated if you fall into
safety and restoring consumer trust in Americaʼs transportation networks as airlines, buses, city these groups. You can register for a
subway systems and trains have been hit hard by the Corona virus pandemic. vaccine at numerous locations in Los
Angeles County by going to the
Buttigieg is expected to play an important role in promoting Bidenʼs sweeping green initiatives, following website:
helping to oversee stronger automotive fuel economy standards to reduce greenhouse gas http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/m
emissions and support the presidentʼs push on a $2 trillion climate and infrastructure plan. edia/Coronavirus/vaccine/index.htm
“We are bearing witness to LGBTQ+ history, and we are thrilled to see another barrier broken” These vaccines are free at locations
says Lambda Legal in a statement on their Facebook page.
listed in the above link. You also do not
need to have health insurance and you
To be sure, our community moves forward when high-level appointments such as this occurs.
The more LGBT people that get elected to public office, achieve high-level appointments to can be uninsured. Also, a personʼs
cabinets and commissions and otherwise get into positions of power, we move forward. So, residency is not an issue with respect
if you are thinking about positions of leadership, elected or otherwise, pursue your dreams. to access so a person can be an undoc-
This is how our community makes progress. umented resident and have access.

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