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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it makes sense for front line workers like those in hospital, school, or police/fire station to be vaccinated at work because it could be an effective way to get the most number of people vaccinated. However, I don't understand why DC government is not counting the number of nonresidents we vaccinate here, and MD and VA do the same, and then they trade on number of future doses they get to make it equitable. Because bottom line is if we vaccinate VA and MD residents at a higher rate than the reverse (which I assume is true but don't know for sure), then ultimately VA and MD will have a surplus of vaccine and DC will have deficit. Better to keep it fair and fix unequal distribution as we go. I think asking feds to give more doses kind of misses the point- [b]why are not VA and MD stepping up to plate[/b]?[/quote]

That was the initial plan. Then it all pretty quickly broke down and DC is holding the bag of vaccinating far more MD/VA residents than the other way around. At this point the only equitable way forward is for each state to vaccinate their own residents, which obviously also includes essential workers who can be vaccinated where they live when their phase comes up. The CDC is pretty much begging DC to stop vaccinating folks from other states. It is wreaking havoc on the system they have created which assigns vaccine by population. For example, some people are getting first shot in DC, 2nd in MD. It is throwing everything off. DC needs to stop trying to do the Federal Government's job by vaccinating out of staters and simply motor through DC residents, who, you know, DC represents. The demand is obviously there.[/quote]

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