Equity in vaccine distribution

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

I have removed several posts (and two threads) that keep saying that Bowser "turned down" FEMA assistance. Per this tweet, the issue is whether DC applied. There is no evidence that DC was offered a site and turned it down. If such evidence becomes available, please post it. In the meantime, please do not misrepresent what this tweet says.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I have removed several posts (and two threads) that keep saying that Bowser "turned down" FEMA assistance. Per this tweet, the issue is whether DC applied. There is no evidence that DC was offered a site and turned it down. If such evidence becomes available, please post it. In the meantime, please do not misrepresent what this tweet says.

If DC didn't apply, it's just as shameful as turning it down. More vaccine is more vaccine. I really, really doubt anyone cares where it's coming from.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I have removed several posts (and two threads) that keep saying that Bowser "turned down" FEMA assistance. Per this tweet, the issue is whether DC applied. There is no evidence that DC was offered a site and turned it down. If such evidence becomes available, please post it. In the meantime, please do not misrepresent what this tweet says.

If the Mayor did not apply for one of these sites that is even more scandalous and a recall effort should be launched.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:If the Mayor did not apply for one of these sites that is even more scandalous and a recall effort should be launched.

That's fine. Just be accurate. If you attempt to launch a recall effort on the basis that she "turned down" vaccines, your effort will not be allowed because it would be untruthful.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I have removed several posts (and two threads) that keep saying that Bowser "turned down" FEMA assistance. Per this tweet, the issue is whether DC applied. There is no evidence that DC was offered a site and turned it down. If such evidence becomes available, please post it. In the meantime, please do not misrepresent what this tweet says.

Hold on Jeff. Are you suggesting that there is not somebody in DC Govt/Health that has as there only job right now combing through programs and grants anything that can be applied to this pandemic?

It would be absolutely scandalous if DC has Not requested this assistance.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:Hold on Jeff. Are you suggesting that there is not somebody in DC Govt/Health that has as there only job right now combing through programs and grants anything that can be applied to this pandemic?

It would be absolutely scandalous if DC has Not requested this assistance.

I am not suggesting anything other than that facts should be posted accurately. The Mayor was asked if she requested assistance. There was no suggestion that she turned down such assistance. Asking that posts be accurate should not be controversial.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I have removed several posts (and two threads) that keep saying that Bowser "turned down" FEMA assistance. Per this tweet, the issue is whether DC applied. There is no evidence that DC was offered a site and turned it down. If such evidence becomes available, please post it. In the meantime, please do not misrepresent what this tweet says.

Hold on Jeff. Are you suggesting that there is not somebody in DC Govt/Health that has as there only job right now combing through programs and grants anything that can be applied to this pandemic?

It would be absolutely scandalous if DC has Not requested this assistance.

she turned down the fema sites. dc’s problem is lack of vaccine, not lack of capacity to administer. unless you can demonstrate that the fema sites came with additional vaccine, you’re fake news.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I have removed several posts (and two threads) that keep saying that Bowser "turned down" FEMA assistance. Per this tweet, the issue is whether DC applied. There is no evidence that DC was offered a site and turned it down. If such evidence becomes available, please post it. In the meantime, please do not misrepresent what this tweet says.

Hold on Jeff. Are you suggesting that there is not somebody in DC Govt/Health that has as there only job right now combing through programs and grants anything that can be applied to this pandemic?

It would be absolutely scandalous if DC has Not requested this assistance.

she turned down the fema sites. dc’s problem is lack of vaccine, not lack of capacity to administer. unless you can demonstrate that the fema sites came with additional vaccine, you’re fake news.

There is no evidence that she "turned down" FEMA sites. The question was whether DC applied. The Mayor did not directly answer the question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I have removed several posts (and two threads) that keep saying that Bowser "turned down" FEMA assistance. Per this tweet, the issue is whether DC applied. There is no evidence that DC was offered a site and turned it down. If such evidence becomes available, please post it. In the meantime, please do not misrepresent what this tweet says.

Hold on Jeff. Are you suggesting that there is not somebody in DC Govt/Health that has as there only job right now combing through programs and grants anything that can be applied to this pandemic?

It would be absolutely scandalous if DC has Not requested this assistance.

she turned down the fema sites. dc’s problem is lack of vaccine, not lack of capacity to administer. unless you can demonstrate that the fema sites came with additional vaccine, you’re fake news.

You are late to the game. These were additional vaccine doses, not simply administration. It has been posted here a few times and deleted. Here is another source.

[Anonymous]

The sites FEMA is piloting are selected based on data analysis including the CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index and other Census data as well as input from our state and local partners. Vaccines for these centers are provided to the states above and beyond the regular allocations. The additional vaccines are made possible through increases in production and availability. We are working to do the most good, for the most vulnerable populations, with no impact to the current allocations of vaccines to the states.

[Anonymous]

No matter whether DC asked FEMA for help, did not ask FEMA for help or turned down FEMA's offer of help, it seems at this point that Bowser is purposely picking fights with the feds right now, which is truly puzzling. Look at the quote in the much-discussed tweet: "We don't need FEMA's help." Actually, it kind of sounds like we really could use FEMA's help right now.

Look at DC's constant quibbling with the CDC's vaccination stats. They're arguing over perception while production is utterly failing.

Is Bowser doing this as part of the statehood push? If so, it's just an incredibly tin-eared way to go about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you have school aged children?

Do you own your own property?

Do you contribute/support local businesses or charities?

I think this is what the PP means.

Yes to all three, and I have no problem with prioritizing people at higher risk of bad outcomes from covid.

If only Bowser had chosen a more legitimate way of prioritizing people - less people would be resentful. She chose instead, to be divisive.

And then, in true D.C. fashion, has been unable to execute vaccine distribution in the best interests of the people who actually live here.

Oh STFU. The latest numbers still show that Ward 3 has 3x the number of vaccinated people than Ward 8. You people who are sitting there whining that it's too "divisive" to try to spread the vaccine equitably across the city make me SICK.

Where do you see this information per Ward? I looked yesterday and didn't find it. I recall seeing one months ago about COVID rates.

What I find shameful is today's announcement. The mayor announced that they have coordinated with a whopping 3 CVS to vaccinate health care workers and teachers - WHO SHOULD ALREADY BE VACCINATED! They are in Ward 5 and 7, so does that mean that they only vaccinated teachers and health care workers in other wards? I posted upthread that they should just get mobile clinics out and vaccinate as many as possible in risky wards. I would like to see some transparency AND embarrassment that they haven't vaccinated teachers and health care workers by March 24. What is going to happen May 1. I have zero confidence. Meanwhile Hogan announced last night that he is going to double mass vaccine sites to protect against variants - that's the kind of PR that DC needs.

Mayor's announcement today: https://mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-and-dc-health-announce-new-partnership-cvs-vaccinate-educators-and-school-staff
Hogan's announcement yesterday: https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-additional-mass-vaccination-sites-20210323-ed7wwmhkfzffhjaywrwfc45kzi-story.html

[Anonymous]

DC is resting its case on an inane argument that the CDC may have over counted 40K doses which the CDC claims DC has and DC claims it does not. So if we take DC at its word and they were to receive those 40K doses and put every single dose into an arm tomorrow, it would take DC from being third worst in the country to 13th worst.

Wow, what an argument Madame Mayor.

"If Shah is correct and D.C.’s cumulative total in the tracker dropped to about 422,000, it would improve the city’s percentage of doses used (across local and federal agencies) from 68 percent — currently worse than all but three states — to 74 percent, which would mean leapfrogging over another 10 states in the national rankings, according to Bloomberg data."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/coronavirus-dc-maryland-virginia/2021/03/24/bf24c190-8c14-11eb-9423-04079921c915_story.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC is resting its case on an inane argument that the CDC may have over counted 40K doses which the CDC claims DC has and DC claims it does not. So if we take DC at its word and they were to receive those 40K doses and put every single dose into an arm tomorrow, it would take DC from being third worst in the country to 13th worst.

Wow, what an argument Madame Mayor.

"If Shah is correct and D.C.’s cumulative total in the tracker dropped to about 422,000, it would improve the city’s percentage of doses used (across local and federal agencies) from 68 percent — currently worse than all but three states — to 74 percent, which would mean leapfrogging over another 10 states in the national rankings, according to Bloomberg data."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/coronavirus-dc-maryland-virginia/2021/03/24/bf24c190-8c14-11eb-9423-04079921c915_story.html

More bizarre nitpicking of data from dc officials. Sure wish they would concentrate on getting residents vaccinated rather than picking fights with the feds over the metrics.

Then again, Bowser's crew is used to juicing the stats so they probably at a loss when they can't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you have school aged children?

Do you own your own property?

Do you contribute/support local businesses or charities?

I think this is what the PP means.

Yes to all three, and I have no problem with prioritizing people at higher risk of bad outcomes from covid.

If only Bowser had chosen a more legitimate way of prioritizing people - less people would be resentful. She chose instead, to be divisive.

And then, in true D.C. fashion, has been unable to execute vaccine distribution in the best interests of the people who actually live here.

Oh STFU. The latest numbers still show that Ward 3 has 3x the number of vaccinated people than Ward 8. You people who are sitting there whining that it's too "divisive" to try to spread the vaccine equitably across the city make me SICK.

Classy response.

I am in Ward 4 BTW - not that it matters. The issue is Bowser creating division at a time where we need to be unified in a request, as DC residents, that we are putting vaccines in the arms of DC people - regardless of race - which is what Bowser likes to divide us on. And no, limiting vaccination sites in town geographically is it not “spreading the vaccine equitably”.