Banking Association Asks For Tellers To Be Deemed 'Essential Workers'

It's generally thought that once the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, front-line healthcare workers and nursing home residents will be first in line.

But according to Gizmodo, bank tellers may get to skip the line--past them, and past the over-65's and those with underlying conditions.

The industry trade group American Bankers Association has asked federal health authorities to designate consumer-facing bank employees as 'essential workers.'

Such a designation would give them vaccine prioritization once the Federal Food and Drug Administration grants emergency-use authorization.

To date, the U.S. has seen nearly 15 million COVID-19 cases and 280,000 deaths--the most in the world.

The CDC predicts 19,500 new deaths will be reported during the week of Christmas, and that another 300,000 COVID-19 cases will be added in December.