EYECARE: Coronavirus BRIEFING: Community Voices NRF Encourages Retail Workforce Be Included in Early Vaccine Recipient Groups By Staff Monday, December 28, 2020 2:20 PM "It is critically important those working in our nation’s stores, distribution centers, warehouses and throughout the retail ecosystem are among the early recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine. We cannot lose sight of the importance of keeping them and the consumers they serve safe from this deadly disease."National Retail Federation president and chief executive Matthew Shay, in a recent NRF statement in which the trade organization advocated for the retail workforce to be included in early vaccine recipient groups.