[readytofixmyselffirst]

Hello,

Very good news. Now we need to accelerate the number of people being vaccinated. In the US, we should be vaccinating a million people a day by now. The system was poorly developed and left to state and county health departments that were already understaffed and overwhelmed. In CA, even if they had the doses to vaccinate everybody, we lack the staffing because everyone has been pulled to support covid patients.

January can be a very dark month for all of us. Now more than ever is the need to socially distance, wash hands frequently, and wear a mask.

((((Ready))))

[marvin4242]

Very good point, another good piece of news is that President Elect Biden plans to release the held back doses of vaccine to the states and has a much more aggressive Federal role in distribution and funding. This means the distribution of vaccine (all the way to the jab) will get better soon. I agree so far our planning has been far from stellar.

[marvin4242]

More data that shows the new “UK Variant” of Covid will not evade the vaccination, so more relief there.

”UK Covid variant extremely unlikely to evade vaccines, scientists say
Antibodies collected from former patients very rarely target parts of virus mutated in new variant, research finds”
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jan/10/uk-covid-variant-unlikely-to-evade-vaccines

[xyzcf]

Thanks Marvin. The vaccine rollout is so slow. Frustrating.

[marvin4242]

Thanks Marvin. The vaccine rollout is so slow. Frustrating.

Well UK seems to be doing ok, they are targeting 2 million doses per week.

[Nas]

I’m not getting very good info in my state about when I can expect to get my first dose. My medical oncologist hasn’t been vaccinated herself, nor has anyone on her team, but some of my surgeon’s front desk staff has - the rollout seems very scattered. The best answer  I’ve been able to get is that I’ll get my first dose of the vaccine “maybe end of February,” but no one seems to know exactly when or where...

[Treasur]

Patchy here too tbh.
I've heard of friend's parents in their 80s who got it a couple of weeks ago. My mum in her care home still doesn't have it yet. Neither has my uncle who is 76 and at high risk bc of other conditions. And apparently in some locations, GPs are being told to slow down bc they are running out of supplies in that area.....while people are queuing in other areas but receiving it after a long wait without a scheduled appointment.

[readytofixmyselffirst]

Hello,

I am glad that the UK is doing well. We currently have almost 20 million doses distributed and waiting to be injected. I understand the need to prioritize healthcare workers and those in assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. However, after that, we need to start vaccinating all of those that want to receive the vaccine and increase vaccinations until we reach a point of over one million vaccinations a day. Distribution by the end of the month at the current rate will exceed 50 million doses and we will have less than 20 million vaccinated. That is not going to come close to having an impact on cases, hospitalizations, and unfortunately deaths in the US.

[xyzcf]

I know that it is hard for the vaccine distribution to be "fair" to all people. I am trying to be patient and grateful that I am able to isolate and stay away from any risk.

However, I have a friend who drove to Florida with her husband. She arrived Thursday and got her vaccine on Friday.

I cannot get vaccinated because Colorado is only giving it to 70 years and older and I am 66.

It is hard to hear of different states doing things so differently. It is hard not to know when I might be able to be vaccinated. It is hard that I follow all the rules (no traveling, no getting together with anyone).

My understanding is that Florida is giving the vaccine to people over 65 before immunizing front line workers and I am not in agreement with that.

The isolation and loneliness is definitely affecting me.

LOL, I just opened my emails to this article:

https://elemental.medium.com/is-it-ethical-to-get-a-vaccine-before-its-your-turn-9a3ef72873d0

[Curiosity]

Great and timely article! My W got her first dose and I think that technically, she was allowed to jump the line. She didn’t seek it out, she was told that she was eligible, and the hospital where she works gave her the vaccine. She works in health care but is able to do her work via computer so she isn’t required to have face to face patient contact. She clearly felt some guilt about it - we agreed that it probably wasn’t the intent for her to be in tier 1a, but then she came back pointing to the specific subgroup that she’s in and saying “see, they specifically called out my job.” She didn’t want to hear that 1a is only for people in her job who have in-person patient contact. But my feeling is, at this point, with our numbers so dangerously high, if you can get the vaccine without lying or misrepresenting yourself, you are doing more good by getting it than by waiting in the hopes that the people who are ahead of you on the list will get theirs. I’d get mine today if someone would give it, knowing my age and risk.