AOC: I Received Vaccine Before Vulnerable People Due to a 'National Security Policy'
To 'ensure the continuity of governance during national emergencies'
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the reason she received the Pfizer vaccine before more vulnerable people was down to a national security policy.
The policy aims to “ensure the continuity of governance during national emergencies," AOC said.
“I was actually surprised by this too,” Ocasio-Cortez said during a Q&A posted to her Instagram.
“I was expecting we’re going to get it a lot later,” she added.
“But– and healthcare workers for the record, health care workers have started to receive it."
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“Not everybody obviously yet has been vaccinated but when it comes to Congress’s access, it’s due to something [called] continuity of governance planning, which is essentially national security planning,” she continued.
“So this actually came from a national security policy and directive to ensure continuity of governance during national emergencies,” she added:
The congresswoman is one of the lower-risk age groups as officials insist on prioritizing frontline healthcare workers and the elderly.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice voted to recommend the following to receive the vaccine first:
Frontline essential workers
Police officers
Firefighters
Teachers
Those over the age of 75
AOC explains why she, a 31-year-old congresswoman, received a vaccine before more vulnerable populations pic.twitter.com/Tw4IV68uEa
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Congressional leaders like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), 80, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), 78 have also received the vaccine.
