Vaccine pop-up clinics at DC schools

[Anonymous]

Word that I've heard is the weekday DC school sites will run from 3:30-7:30pm and the weekend ones from 10am-2pm.

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Anonymous wrote:Aren’t pediatricians going to have it? I figured I’d just call our ped in the next few weeks and make an appointment. No way am I standing in line for hours at some pop up clinic or wasting my time refreshing the CVS website to get my kids a vaccine that isn’t really an emergency need.

thanks for sharing

So you can’t answer the question? I thought the rollout was supposed to go chiefly through pediatricians and not mass vax sites.

This thread is about pop-up clinics at DC schools.

Yeah, no DCUM thread can ever veer even briefly from the main topic to ask a tangential question.

Man, I feel sorry for all of you who are so high strung about this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Aren’t pediatricians going to have it? I figured I’d just call our ped in the next few weeks and make an appointment. No way am I standing in line for hours at some pop up clinic or wasting my time refreshing the CVS website to get my kids a vaccine that isn’t really an emergency need.

My ped said they would have it eventually but will only have an immediate supply for 2% of their patients (it is a large practice).

Thanks. I should call mine soon. I’ve checked the website but it doesn’t say anything yet.

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Anonymous wrote:By the way, there was a post on another thread from a pediatrician about why there might be delays in getting the vaccine. Try to show some patience and grace.

Anecdotally, a majority of my family and close friends with small kids who live outside of DC (west coast & south) have made appointments with no hassle. So not sure what the deal is with DC. I feel like we saw this with the adult vaccine roll out. Other parts of the country were much more efficient at actually getting it done.

??? There are several threads where people are sharing how they got their appointments in Va. through CVS and Walgreens. Have your friends gotten appointments through a pediatrician?

Some did through the ped, most through a pharmacy like Walgreens/CVS. I'm in DC, so just commenting on DC appointments (our ped doesn't have it and won't get it, and I can't get an appointment through the pharmacies in DC, and I tried MD and VA pharmacies with no luck). I'll keep trying online and/or stand in line wherever they tell me to go. Just wish it was a little less like the hunger games.

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Anonymous wrote:Aren’t pediatricians going to have it? I figured I’d just call our ped in the next few weeks and make an appointment. No way am I standing in line for hours at some pop up clinic or wasting my time refreshing the CVS website to get my kids a vaccine that isn’t really an emergency need.

thanks for sharing

So you can’t answer the question? I thought the rollout was supposed to go chiefly through pediatricians and not mass vax sites.

This thread is about pop-up clinics at DC schools.

Yeah, no DCUM thread can ever veer even briefly from the main topic to ask a tangential question.

Man, I feel sorry for all of you who are so high strung about this.

Of course you can, but don't get snippy when people don't answer your tangential question.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:LMGTFY....
https://mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-and-dc-health-announce-vaccination-plans-children-5-11-years-old

How is this helpful? "Where will they be held" wasn't the OP's question - it was "can non-students access those vaccines?"

This rollout has been a sh*tshow. They've had MONTHS to plan this out, and this is what we get?

I'm glad that I was luckily able to get an appointment through CVS, but I just happened to be up at 4am. There's no information about who will be eligible, there's no pre-registration or centralization of information. I realize that a lot of this is emerging, but the city should have made an effort to centralize more of this -- because once again, this is going to come down to who has the privilege to sit on a computer and chase appointments.

This doesn't seem to be a sh*tshow. You said yourself you already have an appointment. Like, a day after the vaccine was approved.

You have ridiculous standards.

NP - I agree it is a terrible rollout. I tried to get CVS,etc appts and there are none available. The DCPS rollout is a joke - there are no times on the website or info as to when and how you can go if you don't go to school at the listed clinic. Our pediatrician isn't offering the vax for whatever reason. They had months and months to get this organized. And now finally after it's approved, we still have to wait several weeks?!?!?! The holidays are coming up and these kids need to be fully vaxxed and most won't be through the two doses plus two weeks by winter break. It's shameful.

It also doesn't say, do we wait in line at these clinics? Why no appointments? Just show up and hope for the best? Great plan. My guess is the first few will be inundated and you won't get your shot after waiting an hour.

Huh? They are trying to make the vaccine available to as many people as possible as quickly as possible, WHICH IS WHAT YOU CLAIM TO WANT. Show up at 3:30 on Friday in SE DC and I guarantee you will get a shot. Otherwise you can fiddle with CVS and try to get an appointment.

Choices, people. Go to a mass vaccine event or ride the computer. You can have it both ways.

you miss the point - OP’s children are entitled to get the vax within 24 hrs of the release, at no inconvenience to herself. Anything else is a shitshow.

You must work at DC DOH.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LMGTFY....
https://mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-and-dc-health-announce-vaccination-plans-children-5-11-years-old

How is this helpful? "Where will they be held" wasn't the OP's question - it was "can non-students access those vaccines?"

This rollout has been a sh*tshow. They've had MONTHS to plan this out, and this is what we get?

I'm glad that I was luckily able to get an appointment through CVS, but I just happened to be up at 4am. There's no information about who will be eligible, there's no pre-registration or centralization of information. I realize that a lot of this is emerging, but the city should have made an effort to centralize more of this -- because once again, this is going to come down to who has the privilege to sit on a computer and chase appointments.

This doesn't seem to be a sh*tshow. You said yourself you already have an appointment. Like, a day after the vaccine was approved.

You have ridiculous standards.

NP - I agree it is a terrible rollout. I tried to get CVS,etc appts and there are none available. The DCPS rollout is a joke - there are no times on the website or info as to when and how you can go if you don't go to school at the listed clinic. Our pediatrician isn't offering the vax for whatever reason. They had months and months to get this organized. And now finally after it's approved, we still have to wait several weeks?!?!?! The holidays are coming up and these kids need to be fully vaxxed and most won't be through the two doses plus two weeks by winter break. It's shameful.

It also doesn't say, do we wait in line at these clinics? Why no appointments? Just show up and hope for the best? Great plan. My guess is the first few will be inundated and you won't get your shot after waiting an hour.

Huh? They are trying to make the vaccine available to as many people as possible as quickly as possible, WHICH IS WHAT YOU CLAIM TO WANT. Show up at 3:30 on Friday in SE DC and I guarantee you will get a shot. Otherwise you can fiddle with CVS and try to get an appointment.

Choices, people. Go to a mass vaccine event or ride the computer. You can have it both ways.

you miss the point - OP’s children are entitled to get the vax within 24 hrs of the release, at no inconvenience to herself. Anything else is a shitshow.

You must work at DC DOH.

It be the ol' shill card!

[Anonymous]

We got our 12 year old vaxxed at one of the rec center pop-ups and it was super easy, no line. I imagine the events for younger kids will be similar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got our 12 year old vaxxed at one of the rec center pop-ups and it was super easy, no line. I imagine the events for younger kids will be similar.

I'm counting on this. And on the fact that there are a bunch of popups in the next 10 days and getting my kids vaxxed at any of them will be just fine and stll meet my mental "vaccinated by Christmas" goal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:By the way, there was a post on another thread from a pediatrician about why there might be delays in getting the vaccine. Try to show some patience and grace.

Anecdotally, a majority of my family and close friends with small kids who live outside of DC (west coast & south) have made appointments with no hassle. So not sure what the deal is with DC. I feel like we saw this with the adult vaccine roll out. Other parts of the country were much more efficient at actually getting it done.

The deal with D.C. is, we have a much higher share of parents who want to get their kids the vaccine as early as possible than most other parts of the country. Only 30 percent of parents nationwide are interested in shots for kids immediately. I bet that figure is WAY higher here, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LMGTFY....
https://mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-and-dc-health-announce-vaccination-plans-children-5-11-years-old

How is this helpful? "Where will they be held" wasn't the OP's question - it was "can non-students access those vaccines?"

This rollout has been a sh*tshow. They've had MONTHS to plan this out, and this is what we get?

I'm glad that I was luckily able to get an appointment through CVS, but I just happened to be up at 4am. There's no information about who will be eligible, there's no pre-registration or centralization of information. I realize that a lot of this is emerging, but the city should have made an effort to centralize more of this -- because once again, this is going to come down to who has the privilege to sit on a computer and chase appointments.

This doesn't seem to be a sh*tshow. You said yourself you already have an appointment. Like, a day after the vaccine was approved.

You have ridiculous standards.

NP - I agree it is a terrible rollout. I tried to get CVS,etc appts and there are none available. The DCPS rollout is a joke - there are no times on the website or info as to when and how you can go if you don't go to school at the listed clinic. Our pediatrician isn't offering the vax for whatever reason. They had months and months to get this organized. And now finally after it's approved, we still have to wait several weeks?!?!?! The holidays are coming up and these kids need to be fully vaxxed and most won't be through the two doses plus two weeks by winter break. It's shameful.

How is the DCPS rollout a joke? They put out the dates and locations for most of the pop-up clinics a week ago, before the vaccine was even authorized for kids. None of those dates are today or tomorrow, so you don't really need to know the exact time yet. There's been plenty of clear communication that the clinics are not just for students at the schools, they're first-come, first-served for anyone who goes to the pop-up. You don't have to wait several weeks; you can either book an appointment at a pharmacy chain, the supply of doses for which is not up to D.C., or you can go to one of MANY possible pop-up locations.

Many people don't travel for the holidays, anyway, so I'm not sure everyone shares your alarm that some kids won't be fully vaxed by then. But do note that it's Nov. 3. Even if you get a shot in a week or two, your kids will be two weeks past dose #2 before Christmas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t pediatricians going to have it? I figured I’d just call our ped in the next few weeks and make an appointment. No way am I standing in line for hours at some pop up clinic or wasting my time refreshing the CVS website to get my kids a vaccine that isn’t really an emergency need.

My ped said they would have it eventually but will only have an immediate supply for 2% of their patients (it is a large practice).

Thanks. I should call mine soon. I’ve checked the website but it doesn’t say anything yet.

Our pediatrician (in MD but we are in DC) emailed all patients and said MD wasn’t distributing via doc offices, at least not yet.

[Anonymous]

This is all so funny and a good problem.

All my friends in DC and MD were jealous of DC having a list in advance and dates. They couldn’t get any answers from their pediatricians.

Kids dose roll out is more complicated because they need to preset the dose vs drawing from the vial.

And if your kids are here your home is here - who travels for thanksgiving?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LMGTFY....
https://mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-and-dc-health-announce-vaccination-plans-children-5-11-years-old

How is this helpful? "Where will they be held" wasn't the OP's question - it was "can non-students access those vaccines?"

This rollout has been a sh*tshow. They've had MONTHS to plan this out, and this is what we get?

I'm glad that I was luckily able to get an appointment through CVS, but I just happened to be up at 4am. There's no information about who will be eligible, there's no pre-registration or centralization of information. I realize that a lot of this is emerging, but the city should have made an effort to centralize more of this -- because once again, this is going to come down to who has the privilege to sit on a computer and chase appointments.

This doesn't seem to be a sh*tshow. You said yourself you already have an appointment. Like, a day after the vaccine was approved.

You have ridiculous standards.

Because we want people without easy access to the internet to be able to vaccinate their children too. Walk-ups allow for that. If you do have the ability to make online appointments please do and leave room at walk ups for others.

NP - I agree it is a terrible rollout. I tried to get CVS,etc appts and there are none available. The DCPS rollout is a joke - there are no times on the website or info as to when and how you can go if you don't go to school at the listed clinic. Our pediatrician isn't offering the vax for whatever reason. They had months and months to get this organized. And now finally after it's approved, we still have to wait several weeks?!?!?! The holidays are coming up and these kids need to be fully vaxxed and most won't be through the two doses plus two weeks by winter break. It's shameful.

It also doesn't say, do we wait in line at these clinics? Why no appointments? Just show up and hope for the best? Great plan. My guess is the first few will be inundated and you won't get your shot after waiting an hour.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:By the way, there was a post on another thread from a pediatrician about why there might be delays in getting the vaccine. Try to show some patience and grace.

Anecdotally, a majority of my family and close friends with small kids who live outside of DC (west coast & south) have made appointments with no hassle. So not sure what the deal is with DC. I feel like we saw this with the adult vaccine roll out. Other parts of the country were much more efficient at actually getting it done.

The deal with D.C. is, we have a much higher share of parents who want to get their kids the vaccine as early as possible than most other parts of the country. Only 30 percent of parents nationwide are interested in shots for kids immediately. I bet that figure is WAY higher here, though.

There was never a line longer than 10 mins when I (or my dozen friends) took our 12 year olds to get vaxxed at a DC pop up. I don’t expect it to be any worse for 5 year olds. In fact, most parents of 5 year olds I know would I rather wait a few months for more data compared to 12+ year olds. I say we should all calm down and see what the weekend/next week brings us before anyone freaks out. As for me, I plan to get to Takoma site Friday mid morning to see how things look.