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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, I am 55, black, employed by a small business and live in Ward 3. With the way the city is conducting vaccinations I'll never be eligible to get a vaccination. Might have to use my parents Ward 8 address to register my family.[/quote]
55 not eligible now in any ward. [/quote]

That would be smart of you. Of course, you probably have integrity. The city has created a lot of hoops to jump through for any resident and particularly Ward 3-- from having to be on certain hospital lists, to no city operated vax sites in Ward3, to zip code set asides (Im more OK with this than no vax sites), to the giveaway of half of DCs vaccines to MD/VA (see NBC report). [/quote]

There is a site in Ward 3 - see upthread
Ward 3 has gotten the largest percentage of its seniors vaccinated
Part of the "giveaway" was repaid -16,000 doses, as has been stated many, many times

The problem in DC is scarcity. [/quote]

Scarcity is but one of the problems. The whole process is a hot mess. Every time I go online to try to register my mother, it feels like a sneaker release. Got on one second too late? Too bad. All gone. Register next time. There's no reason why everyone's relevant info and desired locations can't be re-registered, and then have everyone notified when it's their turn in the queue to get the vaccine. Within each queue, there could be an automated lottery, too. [/quote]

It doesn't help that DC is only making 30% of the vaccine available this way. Your mom's odds this way are low.[/quote]

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