Equity in vaccine distribution

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, it doesn't appear that with set-asides Ward 8'ers are rushing to get the vaccine.

BUT DONALD TRUMP! BUT MEAN WARD 3!!

All of the Thursday appointments have been given out, so what is your point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
No one was underserved because it was a randomized sign up

Don't you see that a randomized sign up via computer benefits people who can do their jobs from home, people with computers/computer savvy, reliable internet connections, and native english speakers?

That's why you can't just say randomized = equitable. You have to do more for people who don't have all the advantages at their fingertips in order to make it equiable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, it doesn't appear that with set-asides Ward 8'ers are rushing to get the vaccine.

BUT DONALD TRUMP! BUT MEAN WARD 3!!

All of the Thursday appointments have been given out, so what is your point?

if you look at the statistics, Ward 8 is still really low. It seems like AAs in other wards are swooping in on vaccines for AAs in Ward 8, no?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
No one was underserved because it was a randomized sign up

Don't you see that a randomized sign up via computer benefits people who can do their jobs from home, people with computers/computer savvy, reliable internet connections, and native english speakers?

That's why you can't just say randomized = equitable. You have to do more for people who don't have all the advantages at their fingertips in order to make it equiable.

There was a PHONE LINE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
No one was underserved because it was a randomized sign up

Don't you see that a randomized sign up via computer benefits people who can do their jobs from home, people with computers/computer savvy, reliable internet connections, and native english speakers?

That's why you can't just say randomized = equitable. You have to do more for people who don't have all the advantages at their fingertips in order to make it equiable.

There was a PHONE LINE.

Sorry, that should be - there was/IS a PHONE LINE. It is DCs AA leadership who have chosen to make just 30% of the vaccines available through this central phone/web sign up. The rest through hospitals that call you--not the other way -- and set-asides (not transparent).

BUT DONALD TRUMP! BUT MEAN WARD 3!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
No one was underserved because it was a randomized sign up

Don't you see that a randomized sign up via computer benefits people who can do their jobs from home, people with computers/computer savvy, reliable internet connections, and native english speakers?

That's why you can't just say randomized = equitable. You have to do more for people who don't have all the advantages at their fingertips in order to make it equiable.

There was a PHONE LINE.

Can you not extrapolate to understand that many of the same problems will persist with a phone line? You seriously can't make the connection without me telling you that some jobs allow you to stay on the phone as long as necessary and dial back as much as necessary because you can do your job from home or are wealthy enough to stay home while your spouse works, but other jobs, such as city bus driver, will not afford that luxury? You seriously need me to explicitly say this to you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
No one was underserved because it was a randomized sign up

Don't you see that a randomized sign up via computer benefits people who can do their jobs from home, people with computers/computer savvy, reliable internet connections, and native english speakers?

That's why you can't just say randomized = equitable. You have to do more for people who don't have all the advantages at their fingertips in order to make it equiable.

There was a PHONE LINE.

Can you not extrapolate to understand that many of the same problems will persist with a phone line? You seriously can't make the connection without me telling you that some jobs allow you to stay on the phone as long as necessary and dial back as much as necessary because you can do your job from home or are wealthy enough to stay home while your spouse works, but other jobs, such as city bus driver, will not afford that luxury? You seriously need me to explicitly say this to you?

Are you for real? You think there is a cell phone shortage in Ward 8??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
No one was underserved because it was a randomized sign up

Don't you see that a randomized sign up via computer benefits people who can do their jobs from home, people with computers/computer savvy, reliable internet connections, and native english speakers?

That's why you can't just say randomized = equitable. You have to do more for people who don't have all the advantages at their fingertips in order to make it equiable.

There was a PHONE LINE.

Can you not extrapolate to understand that many of the same problems will persist with a phone line? You seriously can't make the connection without me telling you that some jobs allow you to stay on the phone as long as necessary and dial back as much as necessary because you can do your job from home or are wealthy enough to stay home while your spouse works, but other jobs, such as city bus driver, will not afford that luxury? You seriously need me to explicitly say this to you?

Are you for real? You think there is a cell phone shortage in Ward 8??

65 year olds in War 8 do not have time to dial??

[Anonymous]

DC is trying to get the vaccine more equitably distributed across the city. If you don't like that approach, feel free to take it up with your councilmember.

I am seriously disappointed in my fellow DC residents who are throwing out disinformation and seem to show such a callous disregard for the less fortunate, but will take comfort in the fact that my real-life neighbors over here in Ward 5 are working hard to care for our seniors and most vulnerable.

To all DC residents: don't forget that new appointments will be available to ALL those who are eligible tomorrow at 9 am.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC is trying to get the vaccine more equitably distributed across the city. If you don't like that approach, feel free to take it up with your councilmember.

I am seriously disappointed in my fellow DC residents who are throwing out disinformation and seem to show such a callous disregard for the less fortunate, but will take comfort in the fact that my real-life neighbors over here in Ward 5 are working hard to care for our seniors and most vulnerable.

To all DC residents: don't forget that new appointments will be available to ALL those who are eligible tomorrow at 9 am.

As far as I can see, Ward 8 vaccines are getting gobbled up by other Wards during the "set aside". Should there be sign up kiosks and a special clinic (like for DCPS teachers) for Ward 8?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
No one was underserved because it was a randomized sign up

Don't you see that a randomized sign up via computer benefits people who can do their jobs from home, people with computers/computer savvy, reliable internet connections, and native english speakers?

That's why you can't just say randomized = equitable. You have to do more for people who don't have all the advantages at their fingertips in order to make it equiable.

There was a PHONE LINE.

Can you not extrapolate to understand that many of the same problems will persist with a phone line? You seriously can't make the connection without me telling you that some jobs allow you to stay on the phone as long as necessary and dial back as much as necessary because you can do your job from home or are wealthy enough to stay home while your spouse works, but other jobs, such as city bus driver, will not afford that luxury? You seriously need me to explicitly say this to you?

So go door to door and help people sign up then? Then arrange transport for them? You’ll just have to decide whether to twist their arm if they don’t want to get it. Look, I agree there needs to be targeted efforts to reach essential workers especially. But so many who are being offered it - like nursing home workers- are turning it down. That’s a problem too and will require a different approach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC is trying to get the vaccine more equitably distributed across the city. If you don't like that approach, feel free to take it up with your councilmember.

I am seriously disappointed in my fellow DC residents who are throwing out disinformation and seem to show such a callous disregard for the less fortunate, but will take comfort in the fact that my real-life neighbors over here in Ward 5 are working hard to care for our seniors and most vulnerable.

To all DC residents: don't forget that new appointments will be available to ALL those who are eligible tomorrow at 9 am.

As far as I can see, Ward 8 vaccines are getting gobbled up by other Wards during the "set aside". Should there be sign up kiosks and a special clinic (like for DCPS teachers) for Ward 8?

Like gobbled up by Ward 5'ers for example. Very little vaccine at all is getting into arms in Ward 8.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
No one was underserved because it was a randomized sign up

Don't you see that a randomized sign up via computer benefits people who can do their jobs from home, people with computers/computer savvy, reliable internet connections, and native english speakers?

That's why you can't just say randomized = equitable. You have to do more for people who don't have all the advantages at their fingertips in order to make it equiable.

At some point, people need to take care of themselves and figure it out. The information is available to everyone, in multiple languages. My mother, who is 84 and does not use a computer and barely speaks English figured out how to get on the waiting list. She has several friends who are low income, elderly, not computer savvy figure out how to get on the list. Some went to the grocery store pharmacy to sign up, others had family members help. Churches are.offering assistance. Don't equate inequity with not interested.
I live in east county and I can tell you that POC that want the vaccine have figured out what they need to do to get it. They are stuck on the waiting list like everyone else.

[Anonymous]

36% of DC's black residents are "less likely" to seek vaccines that their white counterparts and

wait for it...


17K whites have been vaccinated...10K blacks have been vaccinated and

Neither race nor ethnicity was recorded for 35K individuals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC is trying to get the vaccine more equitably distributed across the city. If you don't like that approach, feel free to take it up with your councilmember.

I am seriously disappointed in my fellow DC residents who are throwing out disinformation and seem to show such a callous disregard for the less fortunate, but will take comfort in the fact that my real-life neighbors over here in Ward 5 are working hard to care for our seniors and most vulnerable.

To all DC residents: don't forget that new appointments will be available to ALL those who are eligible tomorrow at 9 am.

As far as I can see, Ward 8 vaccines are getting gobbled up by other Wards during the "set aside". Should there be sign up kiosks and a special clinic (like for DCPS teachers) for Ward 8?

Like gobbled up by Ward 5'ers for example. Very little vaccine at all is getting into arms in Ward 8.

Not sure why you're picking out Ward 5, but okay. Here's the data (again) on the percent of each Ward's seniors that have gotten a shot. Second visualization:

Ward 3: 33%
Ward 2: 28%
Ward 1: 28%
Ward 4: 27%
Ward 6: 21%
Ward 5: 15%
Ward 7: 13%
Ward 8: 11%