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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would love to see those maps overplayed with ones showing numbers of elderly in this city. But that might eff up everyone’s narrative. [/quote]

According to the US Census web-site (2019 ACS-5 Yr), the distribution of population age 65 and up by ward is:
 
Ward 1  6,102
Ward 2  8,100
Ward 3  14,906
Ward 4  13,275
Ward 5  12,592
Ward 6  10,373
Ward 7  10,620
Ward 8  7,702

So yes, the Wards with the most people are having the most people sign up for vaccines.

But let's try and make this a racial issue.[/quote]

I'm not sure if there's more recent data, but initially higher percentages of people over 65 were getting vaccinated in the wealthier and whiter wards (https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/506172/new-residency-data-for-vaccinations-is-concerning/) the larger numbers of 65+ residents don't explain that.[/quote]

Nothing explains the numbers that signed up in Ward 8 initially (94) until you interview the residents. DCHealth did a good job of that. Do you know what they found? A digital divide? No. Ward 8 residents don't want the vaccine. That is the challenge that DCHealth can tackle, not reshaping policy to fix an issue that doesn't exist.

So they did try and fix the issue through weird zip code policy and the whopping result was another 400 people inoculated over ten plus days! Again, do you think digital divide is the issue or can we finally start addressing the elephant in the room.

Ward 8 does not trust or want the vaccine... Yet. Maybe we can finally start a cross city education campaign... Finally. [/quote]

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