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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They should have all teachers and child care workers eligible for the vaccine, regardless of public or private. It will take awhile for them all to receive their shot since the supply is limited. Instead of public or private, I would prioritize by [b]age, health condition[/b], zip code of home and other demographic areas that may put them at risk.[/quote]

Or living in multi generational home. That's it. I am black--being black does not make me more susceptible to Covid. Age, underlying health conditions. living situations do. Dividing DC residents by zip code and private/public school I find disturbing.[/quote]

I made the suggestion for zip code to prioritize teachers who are living in zip codes that have the highest rates of the virus. I don't think it should matter whether the teacher works in a public or private school.
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What makes people IN those zip codes more susceptible are those who have underlying health conditions and/or live in multi-generational households, NOT the zip code itself. People can also have underlying health conditions and live in multigenerational families out side of those zip codes. If you want to weed and sort, do it by health conditions and multi generational household weighting  your place in line. that is actually "fair" and "scientific"[/quote]

At some point, getting too granular is counterproductive. We saw the outrage when some billing clerks in hospitals were getting vaccinated before nurses in long-term care facilities, but it's very, very difficult to have a perfectly optimal distribution.

DC actually is doing a decent job of getting vaccinated per capita. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/health/covid-vaccine-states-distribution-doses/[/quote]

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