Kolek planning to go pro
I wasn't sure I'd even be able to get a vaccine until the end of the summer. I'm not feeling real good about how distribution is going in Wisconsin especially in my county.
Yesterday in the Chicago Vaccine Hunters group a poster reported that her anti-vaxx relative is part of a group of anti-vaxxers who make appointments and then no show in hopes that the dose will need to be thrown out. They believe they are on a mission from God.
We are at over 2 million doses per day nationally. And Wisconsin is doing quite well compared to the rest of the US, I think you'll be fine by the end of May.
And if someone is super concerned about the whole thing but not considered high risk you can still easily setup an appointment at Walgreens and get the shot. No one is checking a paystub or employment verification to make sure you’re 1A or 1B and with supply ramping up I also don’t think you need to beat yourself up over “skipping to the head of the line”. The last 12 months have been mentally exhausting for a lot of folks and if anyone who falls into that category can be put at ease, I say go right ahead and get to the front of the line.
Sorry but seeing the pleas for help on the FB page from seniors and really ill people trying to get shots scheduled, I can’t agree. The supply is ramping up considerably and it won’t be long before the rest can get their shots. And then there’s the problem if the homebound and less mobile people. Many seniors would rather go to Walgreens where they live and they can’t get appointments because younger people are grabbing them. Book as soon as you are eligible, but not before.
Right. Don't be selfish. There is a logic behind the guidelines. Follow them even if you don't agree with them.
Agree but the guidelines are a little blurry. They have no one but themselves to blame that everyone's who ever smoked a cigarette now feels they're eligible. Should have stuck with clearly defined Age brackets and career eligibility. And let doctors independently recommend people with severe illnesses, cancer recovery patients etc.
In Wisconsin I don't believe people with comorbidities under the age of 65 are eligible. So if the only "qualification" someone has to be eligible to receive the vaccine earlier is they are a smoker, they would not currently be eligible.
Based on type employment plenty of people under the age of 65 in Wisconsin are eligible who are healthy as horses.
I sort of smoked from fall 2014- 2015. (MUBB you did this to me!) does that make me qualify? See what I mean? Almost everybody can look back and say "well I used to smoke when I was drunk" "I've been to a bunch of hookah bars" "I've smoked crack" but it's wayyy too blurry. I'm all for the honors system and can't speak for Wiscon's system but when they see a massive influx of people coming in saying they qualify it's their own fault. Another example at last here in Illinois is construction being 1c. Cant wait to see how many people who've done 1 job in their life show up.
Some people sleep and actually work, but yeah, I disappeared.
As someone who set up a shot at Walgreens, they absolutely DO check if you are 1A or 1B or lower.Secondly, it is not easy to set up an appointment. They have no guaranteed flow of the vaccine. As a matter of fact, they don't even know what version of the vaccine they will be getting each week. That is why you are automatically set up for the 2nd shot in 4 weeks (Moderna has a 4 week waiting time) - even though Pfizer (which is what I got recommends 3 weeks. Walgreens stores find out Monday morning how many doses they will get. They then post it online to sign up. Generally, if you don't sign up on Monday or on Tuesday morning, there is no availability.Of course I am only speaking of Racine, but have been told that this is the process for all Walgreens. Hopefully, with more availability of the vaccine, this process will improve.
Right. But not based on comorbidities (being a smoker).Also, I'm fine with smoking being considered a comorbidity. Those people are at higher risk. Yes, they did that to themselves. But they didn't know they would also be facing a pandemic at some point in their lifetime and that smoking would make the health risks they are already taking even worse. It's not that much different than SOME of the people who are obese being so because of their choice to eat certain foods and to not exercise (while realizing that some obese people have at least attempted to live a healthier lifestyle and got the short end of the genetic stick).
Not surprised you're a crack head, kin. Answers so many questions.