The state Department of Public Health today issued its first formal, detailed recommendations for the current lineup of Covid-19 vaccinations: Basically, anybody who wants a shot should get one, but some people should want a shot more than others:

People over 65 (who should get one shot now and another in six months), anybody with certain medical conditions (asthma, diabetes, being overweight), pregnant women, children between 6 and 23 months, healthcare workers, people with weakened immune systems (two or three shots), people who live in congregate care - or with people who are in a high-risk group - and people who have never gotten a shot before.

The recommendations are in line with those issued by the Northeast Public Health Collaborative - basically all of New England except for the

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