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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MD resident here who is glad to have DC residents eligible by MD criteria coming to get vaccinated here. But please be very careful when you choose your location so that you are not worsening inequity by taking shots away from people in areas with low vaccination rates. So sure, go to the mass vax sites but maybe not to pharmacies in lower-income areas where people really need the convenience of those nearby locations, especially if they don’t have cars or have complicated work hours. [/quote]

Did you read any of these posts? The slots are not being filled. [/quote]

PP here. Of course I read the posts. And I wasn’t talking about the mass vax site in Salisbury, which genuinely does seem to have slots going unfilled. A DC person who is eligible by *MD* criteria should take those. But I also see internet-savvy DC residents talking about snagging slots at a CVS or Walgreens in MoCo and PG county in the middle of the night. The fact that a slot is open briefly at 3 am doesn’t mean that there’s not someone in that community who wouldn’t take it if it were still available the next day. I live in a part of MoCo that is mostly minority with a large working class population. I don’t think NW DC residents should get the few pharmacy slots available in my neighborhood just because they are good with a computer and they don’t feel like driving very far. (Same is true for MD residents. Even *I* wouldn’t take a pharmacy slot in my own neighborhood.) Slots in the MD suburbs are still hard to come by. It was only yesterday that the state opened up eligibility to under 60s with serious health issues. Pay attention to geography, socioeconomics, and demand before you come out here. That’s all I’m saying.  [/quote]

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