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You're correct, but unfortunately, I think the "oddities" are widespread.What I'm seeing (from a good personal source), is that states are realizing their distribution plan was insufficient, they aren't getting the quantities out that they need, instead they've been sitting in storage, so they're offering up quantities to more localized healthcare practices now to ramp up "shots in arms". This initial drop to the localized places is intended for healthcare workers, but with the footnote of "If you can succeed in getting these used, you'll get more to distribute next week".Considering that the surgeon general's recent comments about vaccine phases "If the demand isn’t there in 1a, go to 1b and continue on down. If the demand isn’t there in one location, move those vaccines to another location.”"https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/world/the-us-surgeon-general-warns-not-to-let-priority-guidelines-slow-down-vaccinations.htmlThey're still a priority list, but states are quickly willing to abandon that to get the vaccine out (as they should...I think).
My wife got an email from her school district this week that they expect to begin vaccinating the teachers the 3rd or 4th week of January.
I waited a bit to respond to this to reflect on it a bit. The bolded I think is correct, based on where we are now. The problem is, we shouldn't be at this point now. People dropped the ball. I'll explain why. First, the timeline to get this vaccine out was always 12-18 months, so it was expected to likely be available now, unless things went woefully wrong. This wasn't unexpected. That means they had months, and months to make a concerted nationwide plan. That plan could/should include nationwide priority groups. We should have been: 1) Funding a plan, and 2) Developing a detailed plan for the past 9-10 months. We really didn't. States weren't given sufficient funds, DC punted on executing a top down plan, instead let states develop their own. That means we have 50 different policies on priorities, and 50 different plans on delivery. Really the worst way to set up one of the largest vaccination efforts undertaken. What they should have done starting back in February/March. 0a) Dedicate massive funding to state and local levels for all of the below. Plan at the federal level.0b) Enact the defense production act to produce more vaccines faster.1) Develop a concerted nationwide top down plan, that includes priority lists. 2) Develop a national registry for signing up for each priority group. This could have been done months ago.3) States/counties would then have the priority list of all people desiring the vaccine already ready, and could work down the list when vaccines were available.4) States in consultation with the US government, should have established dedicated vaccination sites in all counties (think polling places/precincts), and planned staffing. They would know how many vaccines need to go to each precinct already based on the national registry, and could use that to deliver vaccines.5) When vaccines are shipped, the registration lists should be consulted, and people notified to set up an appointment in the next 72-hours. If they do not show, move down the list. Give people the opportunity to keep near the top of the list if they contact in the 72-hour window and indicate a time conflict.6) Execute. Use national guard if necessary to streamline process. If we can get 160M to vote over a couple week period, we can deliver vaccines in the same manner.Instead, we didn't do any of this. Priority groups were decided days/weeks before vaccination. States were told they were on their own to plan how to execute this, and were not given adequate funding. On top of that, even after they had plans, the Govt' unexplainably changed the plan on how many vaccines were shipped. it became a cluster F. So now, yes, abandon the priorities if needed to just get shots in arms. That is better than a failed rollout.
Wore a sleeveless top, and kept the band-aid on?
6) Execute. Use national guard if necessary to streamline process. If we can get 160M to vote over a couple week period, we can deliver vaccines in the same manner.
But seriously, I generally agree. I'm disappointed there wasn't a better "national" plan, I also hold states accountable if they didn't come up with a good plan on their own (and many didn't).
Received my booster yesterday at 9AM. So far, so good - no side effects. I have been taking 500mg naproxen every 12 hours as a precaution.Edit: My Oura ring is telling me my body temp is elevated by 1.5 degrees today. Interesting
Getting much worse as day goes on. Fever, chills, body aches, headache.
Update: feeling normal-ish today.I highly recommend taking nsaids for the first 24-48 hours after the booster to reduce symptoms.
https://mobile.twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1348489177491501063What in God’s name are we doing here?!?!?
Honestly there should just be a daily line for EOD extra vaccines. If the hospital is going to discard them with an hour left in the day give it to whoever showed up.