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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems like whatever method they are using for equity is not working, at least in Ward 4.  When I went to get my vaccine there was a long line of people.  Very few were POC.  In fact the majority of POC who were there were the security guards.  And this is at a community center on Kennedy St.  My guess is white people in the prioritized zip codes are still signing up for the vaccine slots first.  Anecdotal evidence, but I suspect it is happening in other areas as well.[/quote]

How recently was this?  The first senior vaccines were given four weeks ago so seniors getting vaccines this week might be getting their second doses (as they got their first before the equity measures were put into affect)[/quote]

You should care more about the [i]age[/i] of the folks in line.  Not the color of their skin.[/quote]

[b]Considering that black and brown people are dying from COVID at a significantly higher rate, then you should take the color of one's skin into consideration.[/quote][/b][b]

Black and brown people are not dying because of the color of their skin.  They are dying because of health conditions - obesity, pulmonary disease, diabetes. 
The DMV attributes these conditions to skin color.  They are not.
Take a long hard look in this country - these conditions exist for all walks of people and in greater numbers.

So, no - 65 and up was the marker - not 65 and Black.  [/quote]

[b]Whelp, the two highly contagious variants are here and DC's Plan is to vaccinate 70% of 65+ by the end of February. 2 1/2 months to get to 70% of this group. Ugh.[/quote][/b]

Is this really that surprising? Most states are not faring any better with this group. The initial push to vaccinate is the slowest, as capacity is building (distribution infrastructure, manpower, actual medication, etc)

This is further hampered by the fact that much of the 65+ population is not computer literate and are having difficulty getting appointments, may not have access to reliable transportation, live alone, etc. It's hard to get the vaccines to elderly who do not live in a group setting. [/quote]

Every time they release shots to this group there is more demand  than supply, so..... that isn't the issue. They need to look at how they are delivering it (MD has a ton of mass vax sites in the works; does DC have even one? RFK stadium? The mall?) and they need to look at the giveaway of 1/2 the supply to out of staters. With the vaccine they have already been allotted a 1/6 of city residents could be done by now.[/quote]

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