Ward 3 has secret COVID vaccine sites for Ward 3 Only! Not on the DC register!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anybody determined why there is only maybe one vaccination site in Ward 3? Doesn't that sound weird on the face of it. And I am not even a Ward 3 resident. Don't they have seniors who can't drive that might want to walk to get a vaccine?

Look, I am in Ward 5 and none of the sites are walking distance for me, and I would have to take at least one bus to use public transportation. Transportation for seniors is a challenge all over the city. I don't know how many sites are actually in Ward 3, but Ward 3 seniors are doing a GREAT job of getting vaccinated and are far outstripping the citywide average. So your concern is not warranted.

Is there a map of citywide vaccination points?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anybody determined why there is only maybe one vaccination site in Ward 3? Doesn't that sound weird on the face of it. And I am not even a Ward 3 resident. Don't they have seniors who can't drive that might want to walk to get a vaccine?

Look, I am in Ward 5 and none of the sites are walking distance for me, and I would have to take at least one bus to use public transportation. Transportation for seniors is a challenge all over the city. I don't know how many sites are actually in Ward 3, but Ward 3 seniors are doing a GREAT job of getting vaccinated and are far outstripping the citywide average. So your concern is not warranted.

There's (dubiously) one site with extremely limited stock. We actually have a great bus system, but I think one would argue that in the winter, WITH COVID abounding, the last thing you want is your most vulnerable population riding buses or ride shares all over the city in search of vaccine. It sounds like DC needs far more robust partnerships with supermarkets and pharmacies city-wide (as other states are doing).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anybody determined why there is only maybe one vaccination site in Ward 3? Doesn't that sound weird on the face of it. And I am not even a Ward 3 resident. Don't they have seniors who can't drive that might want to walk to get a vaccine?

Look, I am in Ward 5 and none of the sites are walking distance for me, and I would have to take at least one bus to use public transportation. Transportation for seniors is a challenge all over the city. I don't know how many sites are actually in Ward 3, but Ward 3 seniors are doing a GREAT job of getting vaccinated and are far outstripping the citywide average. So your concern is not warranted.

Is there a map of citywide vaccination points?

I would like to see this, and that it be clear which are open to all residents to apply for without gate-keeping, and which are by invitation (ie hospitals, nursing homes, teacher vax clinics etc).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anybody determined why there is only maybe one vaccination site in Ward 3? Doesn't that sound weird on the face of it. And I am not even a Ward 3 resident. Don't they have seniors who can't drive that might want to walk to get a vaccine?

Look, I am in Ward 5 and none of the sites are walking distance for me, and I would have to take at least one bus to use public transportation. Transportation for seniors is a challenge all over the city. I don't know how many sites are actually in Ward 3, but Ward 3 seniors are doing a GREAT job of getting vaccinated and are far outstripping the citywide average. So your concern is not warranted.

There's (dubiously) one site with extremely limited stock. We actually have a great bus system, but I think one would argue that in the winter, WITH COVID abounding, the last thing you want is your most vulnerable population riding buses or ride shares all over the city in search of vaccine. It sounds like DC needs far more robust partnerships with supermarkets and pharmacies city-wide (as other states are doing).

The limited stock has nothing to do with the number of vaccination sites. Be realistic. There aren't supermarkets and pharmacies on every corner, either. The nearest pharmacy to me in Ward 5 is 0.7 miles and the nearest grocery is a Family Dollar, which is about 0.5 miles away. Your transportation issue is a straw man because we can't put vaccine in every pharmacy so that no DC seniors will have to bus or drive. Perhaps when supply is unlimited and we have a more stable vaccine like the Johnson and Johnson one, it might be as available as the flu shot.

The fact that the vaccine has to be frozen and used in short order means that for now we have to have limited sites. Obviously Ward 3 seniors have been very vocal about how they have been challenged, although they obviously are better able to navigate this process than literally any other senior group in the city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anybody determined why there is only maybe one vaccination site in Ward 3? Doesn't that sound weird on the face of it. And I am not even a Ward 3 resident. Don't they have seniors who can't drive that might want to walk to get a vaccine?

Look, I am in Ward 5 and none of the sites are walking distance for me, and I would have to take at least one bus to use public transportation. Transportation for seniors is a challenge all over the city. I don't know how many sites are actually in Ward 3, but Ward 3 seniors are doing a GREAT job of getting vaccinated and are far outstripping the citywide average. So your concern is not warranted.

There's (dubiously) one site with extremely limited stock. We actually have a great bus system, but I think one would argue that in the winter, WITH COVID abounding, the last thing you want is your most vulnerable population riding buses or ride shares all over the city in search of vaccine. It sounds like DC needs far more robust partnerships with supermarkets and pharmacies city-wide (as other states are doing).

The limited stock has nothing to do with the number of vaccination sites. Be realistic. There aren't supermarkets and pharmacies on every corner, either. The nearest pharmacy to me in Ward 5 is 0.7 miles and the nearest grocery is a Family Dollar, which is about 0.5 miles away. Your transportation issue is a straw man because we can't put vaccine in every pharmacy so that no DC seniors will have to bus or drive. Perhaps when supply is unlimited and we have a more stable vaccine like the Johnson and Johnson one, it might be as available as the flu shot.

The fact that the vaccine has to be frozen and used in short order means that for now we have to have limited sites. Obviously Ward 3 seniors have been very vocal about how they have been challenged, although they obviously are better able to navigate this process than literally any other senior group in the city.

Ok, we got it. Your vote is that it is reasonable that there be no vaccination points in Ward 3.

Find another thread now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anybody determined why there is only maybe one vaccination site in Ward 3? Doesn't that sound weird on the face of it. And I am not even a Ward 3 resident. Don't they have seniors who can't drive that might want to walk to get a vaccine?

Look, I am in Ward 5 and none of the sites are walking distance for me, and I would have to take at least one bus to use public transportation. Transportation for seniors is a challenge all over the city. I don't know how many sites are actually in Ward 3, but Ward 3 seniors are doing a GREAT job of getting vaccinated and are far outstripping the citywide average. So your concern is not warranted.

There's (dubiously) one site with extremely limited stock. We actually have a great bus system, but I think one would argue that in the winter, WITH COVID abounding, the last thing you want is your most vulnerable population riding buses or ride shares all over the city in search of vaccine. It sounds like DC needs far more robust partnerships with supermarkets and pharmacies city-wide (as other states are doing).

The limited stock has nothing to do with the number of vaccination sites. Be realistic. There aren't supermarkets and pharmacies on every corner, either. The nearest pharmacy to me in Ward 5 is 0.7 miles and the nearest grocery is a Family Dollar, which is about 0.5 miles away. Your transportation issue is a straw man because we can't put vaccine in every pharmacy so that no DC seniors will have to bus or drive. Perhaps when supply is unlimited and we have a more stable vaccine like the Johnson and Johnson one, it might be as available as the flu shot.

The fact that the vaccine has to be frozen and used in short order means that for now we have to have limited sites. Obviously Ward 3 seniors have been very vocal about how they have been challenged, although they obviously are better able to navigate this process than literally any other senior group in the city.

Ok, we got it. Your vote is that it is reasonable that there be no vaccination points in Ward 3.

Find another thread now.

Maybe if you'd stop posting falsehoods, this thread would die.

[Anonymous]

The whole point of this thread was that there were multiple vax sites in Ward 3 but that seniors were told not to reveal them lest they be stormed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anybody determined why there is only maybe one vaccination site in Ward 3? Doesn't that sound weird on the face of it. And I am not even a Ward 3 resident. Don't they have seniors who can't drive that might want to walk to get a vaccine?

Look, I am in Ward 5 and none of the sites are walking distance for me, and I would have to take at least one bus to use public transportation. Transportation for seniors is a challenge all over the city. I don't know how many sites are actually in Ward 3, but Ward 3 seniors are doing a GREAT job of getting vaccinated and are far outstripping the citywide average. So your concern is not warranted.

There's (dubiously) one site with extremely limited stock. We actually have a great bus system, but I think one would argue that in the winter, WITH COVID abounding, the last thing you want is your most vulnerable population riding buses or ride shares all over the city in search of vaccine. It sounds like DC needs far more robust partnerships with supermarkets and pharmacies city-wide (as other states are doing).

The limited stock has nothing to do with the number of vaccination sites. Be realistic. There aren't supermarkets and pharmacies on every corner, either. The nearest pharmacy to me in Ward 5 is 0.7 miles and the nearest grocery is a Family Dollar, which is about 0.5 miles away. Your transportation issue is a straw man because we can't put vaccine in every pharmacy so that no DC seniors will have to bus or drive. Perhaps when supply is unlimited and we have a more stable vaccine like the Johnson and Johnson one, it might be as available as the flu shot.

The fact that the vaccine has to be frozen and used in short order means that for now we have to have limited sites. Obviously Ward 3 seniors have been very vocal about how they have been challenged, although they obviously are better able to navigate this process than literally any other senior group in the city.

you can't walk under a mile? well, definitely easier to arrange transport that far vs. clear across town.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The whole point of this thread was that there were multiple vax sites in Ward 3 but that seniors were told not to reveal them lest they be stormed.

And that was disproved. The so-called "secret sites" are just hospitals, which serve everyone in the city, and you are not allowed to 'sign up for'. THEY call YOU.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anybody determined why there is only maybe one vaccination site in Ward 3? Doesn't that sound weird on the face of it. And I am not even a Ward 3 resident. Don't they have seniors who can't drive that might want to walk to get a vaccine?

Look, I am in Ward 5 and none of the sites are walking distance for me, and I would have to take at least one bus to use public transportation. Transportation for seniors is a challenge all over the city. I don't know how many sites are actually in Ward 3, but Ward 3 seniors are doing a GREAT job of getting vaccinated and are far outstripping the citywide average. So your concern is not warranted.

There's (dubiously) one site with extremely limited stock. We actually have a great bus system, but I think one would argue that in the winter, WITH COVID abounding, the last thing you want is your most vulnerable population riding buses or ride shares all over the city in search of vaccine. It sounds like DC needs far more robust partnerships with supermarkets and pharmacies city-wide (as other states are doing).

The limited stock has nothing to do with the number of vaccination sites. Be realistic. There aren't supermarkets and pharmacies on every corner, either. The nearest pharmacy to me in Ward 5 is 0.7 miles and the nearest grocery is a Family Dollar, which is about 0.5 miles away. Your transportation issue is a straw man because we can't put vaccine in every pharmacy so that no DC seniors will have to bus or drive. Perhaps when supply is unlimited and we have a more stable vaccine like the Johnson and Johnson one, it might be as available as the flu shot.

The fact that the vaccine has to be frozen and used in short order means that for now we have to have limited sites. Obviously Ward 3 seniors have been very vocal about how they have been challenged, although they obviously are better able to navigate this process than literally any other senior group in the city.

you can't walk under a mile? well, definitely easier to arrange transport that far vs. clear across town.

PP said seniors should be walking in winter instead of using the bus so Ward 3 needs more sites, or some other stupid nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The whole point of this thread was that there were multiple vax sites in Ward 3 but that seniors were told not to reveal them lest they be stormed.

What? You just made that up. Ward 3 seniors are not signing some sort of blood oath.

Funny. But not true.

[Anonymous]

NO senior - even those in Wards 7 and 8 - are seriously disadvantaged in DC.

It is insane how people in the DMV whine about disparity in vaccine distribution. TRUE disparity - which is much, much more evident in most parts of this country - is NOT walking less than a mile to a vaccine site or a ride on Metro for 8 bucks round trip for the vaccine.

DC is a small CITY. I know Bowser has been busy trying to rename federal monuments or retrofitting the Convention Center as a hospital (will never be used!) but maybe it is time for her to stop the divisive BS and do what is best for ALL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anybody determined why there is only maybe one vaccination site in Ward 3? Doesn't that sound weird on the face of it. And I am not even a Ward 3 resident. Don't they have seniors who can't drive that might want to walk to get a vaccine?

Look, I am in Ward 5 and none of the sites are walking distance for me, and I would have to take at least one bus to use public transportation. Transportation for seniors is a challenge all over the city. I don't know how many sites are actually in Ward 3, but Ward 3 seniors are doing a GREAT job of getting vaccinated and are far outstripping the citywide average. So your concern is not warranted.

There's (dubiously) one site with extremely limited stock. We actually have a great bus system, but I think one would argue that in the winter, WITH COVID abounding, the last thing you want is your most vulnerable population riding buses or ride shares all over the city in search of vaccine. It sounds like DC needs far more robust partnerships with supermarkets and pharmacies city-wide (as other states are doing).

The limited stock has nothing to do with the number of vaccination sites. Be realistic. There aren't supermarkets and pharmacies on every corner, either. The nearest pharmacy to me in Ward 5 is 0.7 miles and the nearest grocery is a Family Dollar, which is about 0.5 miles away. Your transportation issue is a straw man because we can't put vaccine in every pharmacy so that no DC seniors will have to bus or drive. Perhaps when supply is unlimited and we have a more stable vaccine like the Johnson and Johnson one, it might be as available as the flu shot.

The fact that the vaccine has to be frozen and used in short order means that for now we have to have limited sites. Obviously Ward 3 seniors have been very vocal about how they have been challenged, although they obviously are better able to navigate this process than literally any other senior group in the city.

you can't walk under a mile? well, definitely easier to arrange transport that far vs. clear across town.

PP said seniors should be walking in winter instead of using the bus so Ward 3 needs more sites, or some other stupid nonsense.

I walk every day and see tons of other seniors. Multiple buses + ride shares = dangerous. You sounds really unhealthy PP. Start strolling, yeah?

[Anonymous]

Wow! Ward 8 is just not showing up to get vaccinated.



What if we just opened vaccinations up to anybody living in Ward 8 just to start making inroads?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ine is in the basement of Comet pizza.

You win the internet for today.