What’s with the prioritization of “essential” workers?

[Doctor Phibes]

I heard today that Massachusetts was prioritising the homeless, based on advice from epidemiologists, Apparently, most States aren't doing this.

[George K]

@doctor-phibes

https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/6325/next-in-line?_=1609333497614

[Copper]

I don't mind the homeless going first

As long as they have a nice skin color

[jon-nyc]

A friend of mine with my underlying condition (Alpha-1) got his vaccine yesterday in TX. He's under 65 but has emphysema (he's not had a transplant).

If the CDC had had its way, he'd wait while we got every last 25 year old stock boy vaccinated.

[A Former User]

@aqua-letifer said in What’s with the prioritization of “essential” workers?:

oh the hypocrisy runs deep with this one. Lol!

[Loki]

@nobodyssock said in What’s with the prioritization of “essential” workers?:

@aqua-letifer said in What’s with the prioritization of “essential” workers?:

oh the hypocrisy runs deep with this one. Lol!

You need to keep up. We dealt with this one a while ago.

[jon-nyc]

Two weeks ago Mount Sinai vaccinated a 20-something marketing employee, who posted it on Instagram.

Surely somebody’s grandmother would have been better served with that shot.

[Jolly]

You know what? Millions of people will get vaccinated. There is going to be a tiny percentage that probably should have waited longer, letting others go ahead of them.

I suspect the number is too small to even worry about.

Much ado about nothing...

[jon-nyc]

It really isn’t. The CDC plan, even as revised is highly political. 10s of millions mis-prioritized relative to a purely science-driven plan. That includes many - perhaps most - healthcare workers.

[Loki]

If we only approved the astra Zeneca vaccine this would quickly become a moot point.

I know all the talk before the election was to delay until it was safe. I suppose the FDA took that heart.

Interesting how the focus still isn’t on quicker approval even in the week of the super virulent strain.

Approve the vaccines and we will have more vaccines then we know what to do with. And stop the politics and look at the answer staring you in the face.

[jon-nyc]

translation: "Don't be political and criticize the CDC. Criticize the FDA instead"

[Loki]

@jon-nyc said in What’s with the prioritization of “essential” workers?:

translation: "Don't be political and criticize the CDC. Criticize the FDA instead"

Can the CDC mandate how the states distribute the vaccine?

[George K]

@loki said in What’s with the prioritization of “essential” workers?:

the super virulent contagious strain

I've not seen anything to indicate that the new strain is more deadly, just more easily transmitted.

Did I get that wrong?

Can the CDC mandate how the states distribute the vaccine?

My read is, no they can't mandate. They can suggest. Some states are rolling the vaccine out on a different set of priorities, like New York is doing.

[A Former User]

@loki said in What’s with the prioritization of “essential” workers?:

@nobodyssock said in What’s with the prioritization of “essential” workers?:

@aqua-letifer said in What’s with the prioritization of “essential” workers?:

oh the hypocrisy runs deep with this one. Lol!

You need to keep up. We dealt with this one a while ago.

Forgive me. I dont frequent this place as much as others . I might miss a thread or two.

[Loki]

@nobodyssock said in What’s with the prioritization of “essential” workers?:

@loki said in What’s with the prioritization of “essential” workers?:

@nobodyssock said in What’s with the prioritization of “essential” workers?:

@aqua-letifer said in What’s with the prioritization of “essential” workers?:

oh the hypocrisy runs deep with this one. Lol!

You need to keep up. We dealt with this one a while ago.

Forgive me. I dont frequent this place as much as others . I might miss a thread or two.

Well it is a total miss characterization. Do you check for accuracy or just re-spray?

[Copper]

I don't care very much that somebody got the vaccine and might not deserve it.

Nobody has ever done this before.

If they aren't making mistakes then they aren't doing anything.

Cut some slack

[LuFins Dad]

A friend in her late 30s and works as a physical rehab assistant just announced she is scheduled for hers next week. That’s a little annoying.

[Jolly]

Healthcare first, FTW!

[Axtremus]

@lufins-dad said in What’s with the prioritization of “essential” workers?:

A friend in her late 30s and works as a physical rehab assistant just announced she is scheduled for hers next week. That’s a little annoying.

Maybe that’s because she needs to work with many elderlies?

[jon-nyc]

So the CDC just yesterday did a last minute about face and added 65+ and immunocompromised to the 1b list.

But in practice it's too late. At least in NY and likely other places.

THey've had the scheduling system open for the essential worker category for a while now so every 18 year old grocery store employee (yeah, really) has already reserved a spot, while the earliest their 74 year old grandmothers on chemotherapy can get an appointment if they go online today is (literally) April.