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Funeral directors urge committee to classify them as public‑health workers for vaccine priority
Summary
Funeral directors told the Joint Committee on Public Health they should be classified as public‑health workers so they can receive vaccination priority in future declared emergencies.
Funeral directors from across the state asked the Joint Committee on Public Health to classify their profession as public‑health workers during declared emergencies, testimony showed at the May 29 hearing.
Steven Jameli, first vice president of the Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association and a vice president at Mercadante Funeral Home in Worcester, told the committee that funeral workers routinely enter hospitals, nursing homes, private residences and other settings where they come into contact with infectious remains, contaminated materials and grieving family…
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