Truck drivers likely will not be in the next wave of people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, although that will vary by state.
As COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths surge, federal officials near approval of the first vaccine to ward off the novel coronavirus – and there are questions about where truck drivers will be on the priority list.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published guidelines for over-the-road commercial truck drivers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CDC has released guidance for essential workers, including those in trucking, to allow them to continue work following potential exposure to the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Effective April 10, New Jersey is requiring workers and customers to wear cloth face covering while on the premises of the essential retail businesses, warehouses, and construction sites that are still allowed to be open during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Truck drivers are not supposed to be affected by a new CDC travel advisory in the Northeast or by new checkpoints in two states.
The CDC has issued guidelines for truck drivers delivering into New York City area, which is one of the hardest-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. CNN reported that as of midday March 26, about half of the 74,000 cases of coronavirus in the U.S. were in New York – almost 10 times more than any other state.
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