Equity in vaccine distribution

[Anonymous]

And the pain is thunder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC folks (and MD and VA): The Greenbelt FEMA vaccine site is officially open to you. Go to this website:
https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/pages/vaccine

Register for one of the FEMA sites: Greenbelt, Salisbury or M&T Stadium and get yourself vaccinated.

It's time. No more waiting for the clunky DC system to come through. Just get thyself a vaccine. It's allowed. It's part of the system for you to get a federally provided vaccine if you want it. You're not cutting the line.
It's for 16 and up. No pre-existing conditions required.

Not trying to be snarky but why does it say “all MARYLANDERS” if it is open to dc/va?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC folks (and MD and VA): The Greenbelt FEMA vaccine site is officially open to you. Go to this website:
https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/pages/vaccine

Register for one of the FEMA sites: Greenbelt, Salisbury or M&T Stadium and get yourself vaccinated.

It's time. No more waiting for the clunky DC system to come through. Just get thyself a vaccine. It's allowed. It's part of the system for you to get a federally provided vaccine if you want it. You're not cutting the line.
It's for 16 and up. No pre-existing conditions required.

Not trying to be snarky but why does it say “all MARYLANDERS” if it is open to dc/va?

Not sure. But it's been widely reported on local media. DC city council members have announced that this FEMA site is open to DC residents.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It disgusts me when I hear the whites starting to sound like communities of color, eg, whoa is me, I’m being victimized. Please. Your white, intelligent and relatively wealthy - stop whining and take care of your vaccine problem by yourself.

Terrible advice all around. Nobody I know is lying to jump the line, and the DC government needs to be held accountable for its utter and abysmal failure with the vaccine rollout.

Then you literally don’t know anyone. Are you going to let barely literate, palpably corrupt and bigoted DC politicians determine your fate or are you going to take matters into your own hands? The DC gov has a statute of Marion Barry in front of its building. The DC gov is by definition unaccountable - you cannot possibly be so naive as to believe that you or anyone in Ward 3, including yours truly, can hold it accountable.

Not interested in living in a failed state. Will follow the rules.

I’m not sure how you can look at the US covid response and conclude we are not a failed state.

US has vaccinated 1/3 of its population against deadly virus. Only DC is failing here.

NO, IT HASNT.

Using all caps does not make a false statement true.

1/3 of people have had ONE shot. The majority of available doses are Pfizer and Moderna, which are two dose vaccines (as decided by people far more important and qualified than randos on the internet) plus an additional two weeks.

So 1/3 of the country has been at least PARTIALLY vaccinated. That’s all.

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Anonymous wrote:It disgusts me when I hear the whites starting to sound like communities of color, eg, whoa is me, I’m being victimized. Please. Your white, intelligent and relatively wealthy - stop whining and take care of your vaccine problem by yourself.

Terrible advice all around. Nobody I know is lying to jump the line, and the DC government needs to be held accountable for its utter and abysmal failure with the vaccine rollout.

Then you literally don’t know anyone. Are you going to let barely literate, palpably corrupt and bigoted DC politicians determine your fate or are you going to take matters into your own hands? The DC gov has a statute of Marion Barry in front of its building. The DC gov is by definition unaccountable - you cannot possibly be so naive as to believe that you or anyone in Ward 3, including yours truly, can hold it accountable.

Not interested in living in a failed state. Will follow the rules.

I’m not sure how you can look at the US covid response and conclude we are not a failed state.

US has vaccinated 1/3 of its population against deadly virus. Only DC is failing here.

NO, IT HASNT.

Using all caps does not make a false statement true.

1/3 of people have had ONE shot. The majority of available doses are Pfizer and Moderna, which are two dose vaccines (as decided by people far more important and qualified than randos on the internet) plus an additional two weeks.

So 1/3 of the country has been at least PARTIALLY vaccinated. That’s all.

Yes, which tracks with DC. So, DC is doing average. Finally.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC folks (and MD and VA): The Greenbelt FEMA vaccine site is officially open to you. Go to this website:
https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/pages/vaccine

Register for one of the FEMA sites: Greenbelt, Salisbury or M&T Stadium and get yourself vaccinated.

It's time. No more waiting for the clunky DC system to come through. Just get thyself a vaccine. It's allowed. It's part of the system for you to get a federally provided vaccine if you want it. You're not cutting the line.
It's for 16 and up. No pre-existing conditions required.

Not trying to be snarky but why does it say “all MARYLANDERS” if it is open to dc/va?

Not sure. But it's been widely reported on local media. DC city council members have announced that this FEMA site is open to DC residents.

DC residents can take measures into their own hands to make up for DC Health's failing. There is nothing they love more than outsourcing their responsibilities to the public.

[Anonymous]

DC pharmacies that receive vaccines from the feds say DC officials are pressuring them to stop their own sign-up systems:

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/513955/independent-pharmacies-told-to-vaccinate-residents-through-d-c-government-portal-abandon-their-own-scheduling-systems/

This is now officially a farce. City leaders are now actively trying to slow down a process that will save lives. Disgraceful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC pharmacies that receive vaccines from the feds say DC officials are pressuring them to stop their own sign-up systems:

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/513955/independent-pharmacies-told-to-vaccinate-residents-through-d-c-government-portal-abandon-their-own-scheduling-systems/

This is now officially a farce. City leaders are now actively trying to slow down a process that will save lives. Disgraceful.

In the midst of a pandemic, the dc govt is holding back life-saving vaccines from its citizens. This is criminal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC pharmacies that receive vaccines from the feds say DC officials are pressuring them to stop their own sign-up systems:

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/513955/independent-pharmacies-told-to-vaccinate-residents-through-d-c-government-portal-abandon-their-own-scheduling-systems/

This is now officially a farce. City leaders are now actively trying to slow down a process that will save lives. Disgraceful.

Damning. So Giant says they do not want to participate any longer because DC is not sending enough people there, so their answer is to stop all pharmacies from using their own distribution. Despite these small business buying their own software to serve their customers. And, seniors are not registering because it's too confusing and cumbersome. Finally, still saying that Ward 3,4, 5 are selfish for trying to get a vaccine at this point.

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Anonymous wrote:DC pharmacies that receive vaccines from the feds say DC officials are pressuring them to stop their own sign-up systems:

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/513955/independent-pharmacies-told-to-vaccinate-residents-through-d-c-government-portal-abandon-their-own-scheduling-systems/

This is now officially a farce. City leaders are now actively trying to slow down a process that will save lives. Disgraceful.

In the midst of a pandemic, the dc govt is holding back life-saving vaccines from its citizens. This is criminal.

Massive failure. Trumpian incompetence.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It disgusts me when I hear the whites starting to sound like communities of color, eg, whoa is me, I’m being victimized. Please. Your white, intelligent and relatively wealthy - stop whining and take care of your vaccine problem by yourself.

Terrible advice all around. Nobody I know is lying to jump the line, and the DC government needs to be held accountable for its utter and abysmal failure with the vaccine rollout.

Then you literally don’t know anyone. Are you going to let barely literate, palpably corrupt and bigoted DC politicians determine your fate or are you going to take matters into your own hands? The DC gov has a statute of Marion Barry in front of its building. The DC gov is by definition unaccountable - you cannot possibly be so naive as to believe that you or anyone in Ward 3, including yours truly, can hold it accountable.

I can’t believe it, but I am very, very close to agreeing with you and making an appointment based on a very tenuous claim of a medical condition. I see no evidence at this point that DC is actually working to rationally prioritize.

My advice (not that you asked, of course), stop worrying about how tenuous your claim of a medical condition is. Walgreens is listing "other chronic illness" as a condition. MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT. There is no virtue in wholly unnecessary martyrdom here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC pharmacies that receive vaccines from the feds say DC officials are pressuring them to stop their own sign-up systems:

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/513955/independent-pharmacies-told-to-vaccinate-residents-through-d-c-government-portal-abandon-their-own-scheduling-systems/

This is now officially a farce. City leaders are now actively trying to slow down a process that will save lives. Disgraceful.

In the midst of a pandemic, the dc govt is holding back life-saving vaccines from its citizens. This is criminal.

DC is holding back life-saving vaccines from people it sees as the wrong citizens. That's even worse.

[Anonymous]

At this point, any DC resident will get a call from the DC system, or they can also sign up through the MD mass vaxx site if they are able to travel.

I am guessing those who can travel will open up more shots for those who cannot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/513955/independent-pharmacies-told-to-vaccinate-residents-through-d-c-government-portal-abandon-their-own-scheduling-systems/

This is now officially a farce. City leaders are now actively trying to slow down a process that will save lives. Disgraceful.

DC had to make this soooo insanely complicated. You know what would have been a more successful vaccine rollout for all D.C. residents? Let me pretend that I am mayor for a second and we can rewind to a few months ago:

Healthcare pros and 65+ get first dibs. Then after that, it's go time. Everyone eligible. No 72-tier qualifying crap. No red tape. Vaccines are at grocery stores, pharmacies and dr's offices across the city. You want to get it at Giant? Go there. You want to get it at your Dr's? Go there and use their system. You want to get it at your local pharmacy? Go there. And as a last note we'll be rolling 'round the city with converted ice cream trucks to bring doses to those who can't make it out or are on the fence. That's it.

The messaging is so simple:
*This vaccine is the hottest ticket in town
*First up is healthcare pros and 65+
*Next up is everyone
*You can get them at 3 places: grocery, pharmacy, doctor
*Visit the DC Health website (or call) to see real-time availability across the city, so you know where to go to book an appointment or show up as a walk-in. (note: we, the DC gov't, are showing you where to go to book an appointment...we're not a gatekeeper that you must use to book an appointment)

In this scenario No unused doses at Giant despite shoppers walking mere feet past them. And I promise you, these vaccines will be flying off the shelves all over D.C. Will it be tough to get one the first few weeks? Yeah, but that means the system is efficient and is working. And people can figure out how to navigate a system from their local pharmacy, their local grocery store, or their doctor because they already go to these places all the time.

IMO, D.C. underestimated how important simple messaging is. Simple messaging helps with equity. Ultra-complicated messaging and onerous ever-changing requirements sound equitable on paper but in reality unintentionally benefit the highly-educated and wealthy slice of the population.

[Anonymous]

Come voting time - vote Bowser out. This system of distribution was racist from the start. And it was an epic fail. Not surprising.