Coronavirus vaccine: Should lawmakers have priority?

As the first round of coronavirus vaccines begin to make their way across the United States, some of the country’s most prominent politicians have rolled up their sleeves to receive their first dose. Other lawmakers have made pointed statements about not taking it.

The sides of the debate defy typical partisan divides. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris got it. So did Vice President Mike Pence and Senate Republicans like Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the face of the Democratic Party’s progressive...