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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 70-year old relative got vaccinated this way -- they called her up without her even registering on a vaccine list. She's a patient at the hospital's cancer center.[/quote]

I am happy for your family. I dont begrudge anyone who is called , taking the appointment. Also, as mentioned above I dont begrudge special allotments for nursing homes and critically ill. However, there is going to be a group called up soon of the medically high risk, and then just people in other different categories. Will the ones who happen to be registered with the hospitals be the "lucky winners" who skip the crap DC web + telephone portals?

DC Government should make sure the hospitals vaccinate as many people as possible daily since they have a good set up for it,  but there should be ONE clearinghouse - the DC GOV portal and phone line. They can set that up to prioritize whomever they wish, they can even connect patients like your relative to the preferred facility if they want to finesse it to keep patients with established providers as a sub group, but they need to be the center of distribution efforts. That is the only way to be transparent. And this precious vaccine demands transparency.[/quote]

Why should there only be one clearinghouse? Shots are shots. It's never going to meet everyone's idea of what is equitable or wise, at least while the supply is so limited. Homeless people aren't registering online or calling for hours and hours, so there are some shots dedicated to those folks. The lady above was a CANCER patient. I'm happy that hospitals are reaching out to their patients if they have extra vaccines.[/quote]

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