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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's an article in the Post today about the states that are doing the best job of distributing the vaccine.  The common denominator seems to be simplicity.  Complicating the process by trying to refine prioritization, or racial equity, or whatever, slows down the process.  Create broad categories: health care workers, people over 70, whatever; don't overthink it. Either create big vaccination sites (stadiums, convention centers) or use existing infrastructure (pharmacies) and get it going. 
 Everyone is better off if more people are vaccinated more quickly.  [/quote]

Yup. This is what I have to say . The population of DC, [b]including children[/b], is around 700,000. If DC focused on simply vaccinating [b]ADULT residents[/b] in a simple fashion, we should be moving through this much more quickly. By all means vaccinate truly essential workers from other states actually currently working in DC RIGHT NOW and yes, the DCPS teachers you wish to lute back. But remember that if you don't really winnow and check those categories you will be extending that effort to vaccinate broad categories of "workers" to folks Zooming from MD or VA who have no intention of setting foot in the city until all this is over. Put them after residents. or let them seek vaccines in their own states. I see nothing to brag about that we have vaccinated only 9% of the population with a first dose (about 2% with a second) in a city this [b]tiny[/b].

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Washington,_D.C.[/quote]

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