Uber asks CDC to deem ride-hail drivers essential for COVID-19 vaccine distribution

 Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to designate its ride-hail and delivery drivers as non-health essential workers entitled for early COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

The company in a letter to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said its drivers continued to provide critical transportation for essential workers and allowed others to stay home and order food.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-uber-vaccine/uber-asks-u-s-cdc-to-consider-ride-hail-drivers-essential-for-covid-19-vaccine-distribution-idUSKBN28E04L