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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/513955/independent-pharmacies-told-to-vaccinate-residents-through-d-c-government-portal-abandon-their-own-scheduling-systems/

This is now officially a farce. City leaders are now actively trying to slow down a process that will save lives. Disgraceful.[/quote]

DC had to make this soooo insanely complicated. You know what would have been a more successful vaccine rollout for all D.C. residents? Let me pretend that I am mayor for a second and we can rewind to a few months ago:

Healthcare pros and 65+ get first dibs. Then after that, it's go time. Everyone eligible. No 72-tier qualifying crap. No red tape. Vaccines are at grocery stores, pharmacies and dr's offices across the city. You want to get it at Giant? Go there. You want to get it at your Dr's? Go there and use their system. You want to get it at your local pharmacy? Go there. And as a last note we'll be rolling 'round the city with converted ice cream trucks to bring doses to those who can't make it out or are on the fence. That's it.

The messaging is so simple:
*This vaccine is the hottest ticket in town
*First up is healthcare pros and 65+
*Next up is everyone
*You can get them at 3 places: grocery, pharmacy, doctor
*Visit the DC Health website (or call) to see real-time availability across the city, so you know where to go to book an appointment or show up as a walk-in. (note: we, the DC gov't, are showing you where to go to book an appointment...we're not a gatekeeper that you must use to book an appointment)

In this scenario No unused doses at Giant despite shoppers walking mere feet past them. And I promise you, these vaccines will be flying off the shelves all over D.C. Will it be tough to get one the first few weeks? Yeah, but that means the system is efficient and is working. And people can figure out how to navigate a system from their local pharmacy, their local grocery store, or their doctor because they already go to these places all the time.

IMO, D.C. underestimated how important simple messaging is. Simple messaging helps with equity. Ultra-complicated messaging and onerous ever-changing requirements sound equitable on paper but in reality unintentionally benefit the highly-educated and wealthy slice of the population.[/quote]

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