Vaccine Distribution Phases

TIER 1

• Acute care, psychiatric and correctional facility hospitals

• Skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and similar settings for older or medically vulnerable individuals

• Paramedics, EMTs and others providing emergency medical services

• Dialysis Centers

TIER 2

• Intermediate care, for persons who need non-continuous nursing supervision and supportive care

• Home health care and in-home supportive services

• Community health workers, including promotoras

• Public Health field staff

• Primary care clinics, including FQHCs, Rural Health Centers, correctional facility clinics, and urgent care clinics

TIER 3

• Specialty clinics

• Laboratory workers

• Dental/oral health clinics

• Pharmacy staff not working in settings at higher tiers

• Emergency services (fire, police)

• Education (teachers, support staff providing in-school services)

• Licensed childcare providers

• Food & agriculture (farmworkers, grocery store workers, food supply chain)

• All residents age 16 and older