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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Obesity is not a risk factor - it is a life choice - like smoking.

Cancer - risk factor.  Autoimmune deficiency - risk factor.    [/quote]

Many cancers have highly increased risk factors based on behavior.

Luckily you have no say in who is prioritized for vaccines whatsoever.[/quote]

I guess you are obese, right.   Well, I believe you can get vaccinated now - so once less thing for you to worry about![/quote]

And, per DC’s email today, if you are a chubby commuter from DC or MD you can get vaccinated in DC this Friday with the same appointment priority as a chubby Ward 3 resident.

So it’s clear that Ward 3 gets as least as much priority by the DC Gov’t as a no tax paying commuter.[/quote]

You dont have to be a chubby commuter. A non chubby commuter gets as much priority as a chubby ward 3 resident. Isnt the dirty secret that peoole are using work addresses in DC who arent even commuting (ie working from home in MD/VA)? So I guess you dont even have to be a commuter to get as much priority as a chubby Ward 3 resident. [/quote]

I’m not fully understanding this.  Are you saying that teleworkers are getting their employer to brand them as “essential” in order for them to get the vaccine in DC?  Which employers are doing this?  We should start naming names.  I know that my federal agency is not doing this- save for the on site security guards, everyone was advised to get their shot when eligible by age.  Also from what I’ve heard it’s gotten a lot easier to get the vaccine in MD- I know a number of elderly folks and teachers who got spots at the six flags site.   No idea about VA.

I have no problem with actual essential workers who have been working in person in DC, regardless of where they are communizing from, getting the vaccine.  Getting them vaccinated helps everyone.  [/quote]

Healthcare and teachers/childcare workers have been given ample opportunity to be vaccinated in DC, regardless of where they live. IN FACT, DC has used [b]1/2 of the vaccine supply on out of state workers to date[/b]. DCs vaccination rate is 3.1% for residents. By comparison, other states are at 6 or 9 percent. I have no idea who may be gaming the system, though Im sure some are. I do think DCs current policy of offering vaccine to all "essential worker" comers regardless of residency is unsustainable if we also care about vaccinating residents in a timely way. The fact is, out of state workers can be vaccinated in their domiciled state, while DC vaccinates resident essential workers and high risk and 65+ residents. Why is DC not considering, at this point, prioritizing actual residents to catch up with the rest of the nation?[/quote]

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