Reply to Nearly Half of DC's Vaccine Doses Have Gone to Non-Residents

Forum Index » Metropolitan DC Local Politics

Reply to "Nearly Half of DC's Vaccine Doses Have Gone to Non-Residents"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Now WHAT is going on here? Howard U can't find DC residents to vaccinate? I was fine reading about HBCU vax clinics until the last two paragraphs:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/hbcus-covid-vaccines/2021/02/12/f2079690-2aea-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html

"That anxiety is what pushed Tasya Bracey, [b]a 46-year-old chef from Bowie, Md[/b]., to get vaccinated on Howard’s campus Thursday. “Death is not fun,” Bracey said, adding she has an 8-year-old daughter who needs her. Bracey, one of 500 people to receive a dose of the Pfizer vaccine at Howard this week, said she did not hesitate to get inoculated. She was encouraged by friends who are doctors and vouched for the treatment.Now that she’s finished with both doses, Bracey said she’s not in a rush to go live her life like she did before the pandemic.“I’m not going to change,” she said. “I’m still going to have my mask on. I still won’t hug my mom.” Mumbi Carter, 72, said she will also continue to wear a mask and avoid crowds. She received her final dose of the vaccine Thursday and is hopeful more people in her community will follow suit. [b]Carter, from Suitland, Md[/b]., encouraged people to “listen to the science.” Carter’s friend, 75-year-old Johnnie Harris, compared the vaccine to wearing a shield.“It’s a small price to pay to help the community,” Harris said about 15 minutes after getting the shot. “I feel great.”"[/quote]

MC hasnt finished with people in 1A.  My 79 years old neighbor cannot get an appointment anywhere.  Will he be able to sign up at Howard although he isn't black?  I can drive him there to receive it.[/quote]

I am so unclear what DCs policies are at this point. The article cites [b]MD residents at a DC clinic [/b] so matter of factly, and it leaves me with many questions. [/quote]

It sounds like Howard is vaccinating its patients just like Sibley and GW are.[/quote]

OK, that raises a lot of questions. One-- 46 year olds? Are Sibley and GW now vaccinating 46 year olds? When did the guidance change?
Second, DC hospitals have received 1/3 of the vaccine based on DC residential population. That is NOT available to regular DC residents. I had no idea ANY was going to out of staters. How much?

At this point, I am going to get vaccinated out of state through work. It is clear DC does not care about me or my family, or getting vaccine to us in an orderly way. I feel sorry for all the DC grannies currently waiting though.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics