Equity in vaccine distribution

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have a 6 billion dollar surplus and a AAA bond rating, something most states do not have.

Yes, this isn't perfect, and I am likely not getting a vaccine for a couple of months at the earliest, but I am ok with it. I have the luxury of being able to work from home and ensure the safety of my family.

Stockholm Syndrome.

Totally. Given what we contribute we should have oh so much more, plus plenty to share around.

This is such a vague statement.

Are you saying that:

1) We are a wealthy city, we should be able to buy all the vaccines we need because we have $$$$$? There should be plenty to go around, and this scarcity dynamic / zero sum game situation is simply a false dynamic that we should upend with our collective power and sense of the communal good.

Or are you saying that:

2) People who live in priority zip codes don't deserve their fair share of vaccines, so why are we trying to make sure they get the appropriate amount of vaccines? The rich are the ones who give all the money that counts, so they should get all the resources they want first. Screw our middle class neighbors. They are losers. They are weak. They are worthless because they are worth less.

3) Or are you saying that because property values are somewhat higher west of the park only the wealthiest citizens' property tax, income, and sales tax count? The doors don't deserve the scraps we occasionally afford them?

If it's 1) then gosh, you're right. We in the US have better access to vaccines right now than almost anyone else in the world (other than the British or the Israelis) so we should be thanking our lucky stars that vaccines are weeks away instead of years away like they would be if we lived in Canada or Peru. Yay us! We're so privileged and wealthy! Let's use some power to make sure the vaccines get to everyone as soon as possible.

I have a feeling you're implying 2 or 3 though.

Because you have a truly warped sense of your own value and worth as summed up by your wealth therefore you think others are simply expendable and perhaps deserve to die a painful, covid death (since they are black and / or living in areas with more COVID).

Please tell me what your perspective and motive is. I'm truly curious.

Oh, sorry. I was saying that with a 6 million dollar surplus we should have an amazing city government for all of us. That we put up with a wide array of crappy services is indeed textbook stockholm syndrome.

[Anonymous]

Also, you have a lot of errr, energy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any reports of how the new system is working. I am so frustrated that gentrifiers in Brookland, Anacostia, and similar areas got an extra shot at getting vaccinated because of zip code when my long time neighbors couldn't get through because they were trying with one browser on a slow connection (vs having 5 devices open). What a stupid system.

They definitely need to dial it down further- target the priority zip codes, but maybe prioritize even further the longtime residents. That would remove the gentrifiers from the equation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any reports of how the new system is working. I am so frustrated that gentrifiers in Brookland, Anacostia, and similar areas got an extra shot at getting vaccinated because of zip code when my long time neighbors couldn't get through because they were trying with one browser on a slow connection (vs having 5 devices open). What a stupid system.

They definitely need to dial it down further- target the priority zip codes, but maybe prioritize even further the longtime residents. That would remove the gentrifiers from the equation.

Now that they have collected everyone's info and have total control, they can really do whatever they want. Go apartment building by apartment building, or include certain streets and not others. They are now assigning the vaccinations, remember?

[Anonymous]

Wow.

Pick and chose who deserves a vaccine based on “gentrification””?

People who come in and invest in the neighborhood aren’t worth it? Do you know anything about them? Or are you just negating them because they have money to buy in your neighborhood?

Pathetic.

[Anonymous]

So... if every adult becomes hypothetically eligible on May 1st, and DC has agreed to participate, will that be the end of DC's discriminatory preferences, or will the effectively negate President Biden's promise for those of us they consider officially undeserving of healthcare?

[Anonymous]

President Biden simply said every adult would be eligible for a vaccine on 1 May. All DC did was take one may and divide up the remaining groups between now and one may. Not everybody will have a vaccine by then, but you will be able to play the DC COVID Hunger Games.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:President Biden simply said every adult would be eligible for a vaccine on 1 May. All DC did was take one may and divide up the remaining groups between now and one may. Not everybody will have a vaccine by then, but you will be able to play the DC COVID Hunger Games.

How are the DC vaccine hunger games any different from the rest of the states? The MD and VA boards tell a similar story, though in MD people with health conditions still aren't eligible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So... if every adult becomes hypothetically eligible on May 1st, and DC has agreed to participate, will that be the end of DC's discriminatory preferences, or will the effectively negate President Biden's promise for those of us they consider officially undeserving of healthcare?

No. Baring a court order DC will keep a thumb on the scale for “priority” zip codes. Based on the DC Covid database AA are probably receiving at least 50% of vaccines, maybe more. It’s hard to tell for certain because a meaningful portion of race data is unreported, but it’s hard to imagine hospital sites in Ward 3 would not have access and provide that data. So the unreported data is likely EOTR. Nothing will change until they are forced to do so. Why would they, Mary Cheh has been one of their biggest cheerleaders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So... if every adult becomes hypothetically eligible on May 1st, and DC has agreed to participate, will that be the end of DC's discriminatory preferences, or will the effectively negate President Biden's promise for those of us they consider officially undeserving of healthcare?

No. Baring a court order DC will keep a thumb on the scale for “priority” zip codes. Based on the DC Covid database AA are probably receiving at least 50% of vaccines, maybe more. It’s hard to tell for certain because a meaningful portion of race data is unreported, but it’s hard to imagine hospital sites in Ward 3 would not have access and provide that data. So the unreported data is likely EOTR. Nothing will change until they are forced to do so. Why would they, Mary Cheh has been one of their biggest cheerleaders.

Who cares? Give the vaccine to those who are most likely to become exposed, sick or die. Those of us who are healthy and telework can wait. Wards 7 and 8 are still way behind the rest of the city.

The good news: Every senior citizen who registered by Thursday night was offered an appointment on Friday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow.

Pick and chose who deserves a vaccine based on “gentrification””?

People who come in and invest in the neighborhood aren’t worth it? Do you know anything about them? Or are you just negating them because they have money to buy in your neighborhood?

Pathetic.

It's the profile of the long term residents vs the gentrifiers. If you have so much money, you have better access to health care across the board. I know you're accustomed to getting your way and being 1st in line but it's not a God given right. Your so called investment is displacing people and your taking over like a bully isn't appreciated.

[Anonymous]

DC is withholding a federally-provided resource from sick middle income people who don't fit the city's favored demographic profile. The suggestion that everyone who lives outside the priority zip codes is healthy and wealthy is utterly false.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC is withholding a federally-provided resource from sick middle income people who don't fit the city's favored demographic profile. The suggestion that everyone who lives outside the priority zip codes is healthy and wealthy is utterly false.

LOL. I love how you spin efforts to balance the wards are "withholding." You don't have any problem with the fact that some wards have received half the vaccine of others, which makes you a monster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC is withholding a federally-provided resource from sick middle income people who don't fit the city's favored demographic profile. The suggestion that everyone who lives outside the priority zip codes is healthy and wealthy is utterly false.

They're not withholding it, there's a limited supply of it. If you're sick, then no matter where you live, you're ahead of healthy people in other Zip codes -- even the priority ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So... if every adult becomes hypothetically eligible on May 1st, and DC has agreed to participate, will that be the end of DC's discriminatory preferences, or will the effectively negate President Biden's promise for those of us they consider officially undeserving of healthcare?

No. Baring a court order DC will keep a thumb on the scale for “priority” zip codes. Based on the DC Covid database AA are probably receiving at least 50% of vaccines, maybe more. It’s hard to tell for certain because a meaningful portion of race data is unreported, but it’s hard to imagine hospital sites in Ward 3 would not have access and provide that data. So the unreported data is likely EOTR. Nothing will change until they are forced to do so. Why would they, Mary Cheh has been one of their biggest cheerleaders.

Who cares? Give the vaccine to those who are most likely to become exposed, sick or die. Those of us who are healthy and telework can wait. Wards 7 and 8 are still way behind the rest of the city.

The good news: Every senior citizen who registered by Thursday night was offered an appointment on Friday.

Since DC is full of so many altruistic, woke people like you--perhaps a "do not call until everyone else has gone before me" list could be created?