Are Undocumented Immigrants Ineligible For the COVID-19 Vaccine?

President-elect Joe Biden announced his $1.9 trillion plan to tackle the coronavirus pandemic on January 14. It would include $1,400 individual stimulus checks, a $15 federal minimum wage and $20 billion to invest in a national vaccination program, according to the New York Times.

Newsweek reported that the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines were authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December. There is a limited supply of the vaccines, but the New York Times reported that 9.7 million people have received at least one dose of either vaccine and 1.3 million people have been fully vaccinated, meaning they received two doses.

Those vaccinated include people in nursing homes and long-term care centers, frontline medical workers, members of Congress and both President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.