,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #abgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #bd1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,t5nessee 7= himself &
 ,ms4 ,gabb>d7 submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives t ,congress disapproves 
( ! ,decemb] #bj ,,covid-#ai vacc9e     
di/ribution availability timel9e        
guidance ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control 
& ,prev5tion 7,,cdc7 ,advisory          
,committee on ,immunization ,practices  
7,,acip74  ,:]eas1 on ,decemb] #bj1     
#bjbj1 ! ,,cdc ,,acip releas$ updat$    
guidance to ,/ates reg>d+ di/ribution ( 
,,covid-#ai vacc9es across ! c\ntry2    
,:]eas ! ,,cdc has consi/5tly w>n$ (    
s]i\s heal? complications & high        
mortality rates among/ eld] ,am]icans   
ov] ! age ( #fe if !y are infect$ )     
,,covid-#ai2 ,:]eas /ati/ics ga!r$      
?r\gh\t ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic cite a     
di/urb+ ratio ( #gi p]c5t ( total relat$

 dea?s be+ among/ eld] ,am]icans ov] !  
age ( #fe2 ,:]eas ,,cdc guidance outl9es
 ! fir/ priority = ,,covid-#ai vacc9e   
di/ribution w g to high-risk heal? c>e  
pr(essionals & resid5ts ( long-t]m c>e  
facilities2 ,:]eas ,,cdc guidance       
recomm5ds ! second priority =           
,,covid-#ai vacc9e deliv]y w be !       
simultane\s di/ribution to #cj million  
,frontl9e ,ess5tial ,work]s & #ba       
million ,am]icans #ge ye>s ( age & old]2
 ,:]eas ! majority ( ,frontl9e ,ess5tial
 ,work]s are "u ! age ( #fe1 & ! ,,cdc  
is !re=e prioritiz+ "y1 heal?y p ahead (
 eld] ,am]icans betwe5 #fe to #gd ye>s  
old1 includ+ ^? ) und]ly+ heal?         
conditions2 ,:]eas ,,cdc guidance       
recomm5ds ! ?ird priority = ,,covid-#ai 
vacc9e deliv]y w be ! simultane\s       
di/ribution to #eg million ,ess5tial    
,work]s1 #cb million eld] ,am]icans     
#fe-gd ye>s ( age1 & #aaj million       
,am]icans #af-fd ye>s ( age ) high-risk 
m$ical conditions2 ,:]eas ! majority (  
,ess5tial ,work]s are "u ! age ( #fe1 & 

! ,,cdc is !re=e plac+ ^! work]s at !   
same level ( priority z vuln]able eld]  
,am]icans #fe-gd ye>s old1 includ+ _m ) 
high-risk heal? complications2 ,:]eas ! 
curr5t guidance all[s #hg million       
8,ess5tial ,work]s0 to receive ! vacc9e 
at or be=e ! same "t z eld] ,am]icans   
#fe & old]1 & ! ,,cdc is !re=e          
prioritiz+ t5s ( millions ( "y1 heal?y  
work]s to receive ! vacc9e ahead ( ^? :o
 are /ati/ically f> m likely to die ^u  
contract+ ! disease1 accord+ to _! own  
/ati/ics2 ,:]eas ! ,,cdc itself1 z (    
,augu/ #ah1 #bjbj1 report$ ratios (     
hospitalization = age gr\ps comp>$ to ! 
base ( #ah-bi-ye>-olds z ! foll[+3 7#a7 
#j-d ye>s1 #d l[]1  7#b7 #e-ag ye>s1 #i 
l[]1  7#c7 #ah-bi ye>s1 ,comp>ison      
,gr\p1  7#d7 #cj-ci ye>s1 #b high]1     
7#e7 #dj-di ye>s1 #c high]1  7#f7 #ej-fd
 ye>s1 #d high]1  7#g7 #fe-gd ye>s1 #e  
high]1  7#h7 #ge-hd ye>s1 #h high]1     
7#i7 #he ye>s1 #ac high]2 ,:]eas ! ,,cdc
 itself1 z ( ,augu/ #ah1 #bjbj1 reports 
ratios ( mortality = age gr\ps comp>$ to

 ! base ( #ah-bi-ye>-olds z ! foll[+3   
7#a7 #j-d ye>s1 #i l[]1  7#b7 #e-ag     
ye>s1 #af l[]1  7#c7 #ah-bi ye>s1       
,comp>ison ,gr\p1  7#d7 #cj-ci ye>s1 #d 
high]1  7#e7 #dj-di ye>s1 #aj high]1    
7#f7 #ej-fd ye>s1 #cj high]1  7#g7      
#fe-gd ye>s1 #ij high]1  7#h7 #ge-hd    
ye>s1 #bbj high]1  7#i7 #he ye>s1 #fcj  
high]2 ,:]eas x has be5 sci5tifically   
e/abli%$ t ! ,,covid vacc9es are highly 
effective 9 prev5t+ vacc9e recipi5ts f  
develop+ sev]e or life-?reat5+ symptoms2
 & ,:]eas x has n yet be5 sci5tifically 
e/abli%$ t ! vacc9e is effective 9      
prev5t+ vacc9e recipi5ts f spread+ !    
disease to o!rs3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7          
disapproves ( ! ,decemb] #bj ,,covid-#ai
 vacc9e di/ribution availability timel9e
 guidance ( ,,cdc ,,acip prioritiz+ "y1 
heal?y work]s above _m ag$ #fe & old]2 &
  7#b7 enc\rages ,,cdc ,,acip to revise 
its ,,covid-#ai vacc9e guidance to      
prioritize ^? ag$ #fe & old] be=e       
provid+ ! vacc9e to ^? y\ng] ?an #fe4