Harald Schmidt of the Perelman School of Medicine said it is reasonable to prioritize essential workers over older adults for the COVID-19 vaccine. “Older populations are whiter,” he said. “Society is structured in a way that enables them to live longer. Instead of giving additional health benefits to those who already had more of them, we can start to level the playing field a bit.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/05/health/covid-vaccine-first.html The New York Times