What’s with the prioritization of “essential” workers?
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@george-k said in What’s with the prioritization of “essential” workers?:
The CDC has also issued guidance on its Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) that uses 15 U.S. census variables to help local officials identify communities that may need support.
I hope you guys remembered to identify as vulnerable person when you completed your census form.
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I was a little surprised that Trump’s plan did this too.
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In all fairness, it seems that minorities are at a greater health risk for the disease and it is also spreading faster through their communities.
As for the politicians, I understand the optics, but continuity and a functioning government are vital to beating this disease (too bad we haven’t had a functioning government in decades...) and 1000 vaccines going to officials is s drop in the bucket. If it’s causing a delay, it can be measured by the hour, not by days or weeks...
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That's true LD, but two points:
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It's worse for men than women. You don't even hear discussion about that in terms of prioritization, it's not eve brought up and knocked down.
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DO we really know if race is an actual risk factor? Or is it a correlate of true risk factors? IOW they're more likely to live in dense areas, take more risks, not be able to work from home, etc.
I'm guessing its the latter. In which case prioritizing based on actual risk factors should 'make them whole'.
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@jon-nyc said in What’s with the prioritization of “essential” workers?:
I was a little surprised that Trump’s plan did this too.
This is an important point because even the states that haven't announced a desire to discriminate based on race and ethnicity will do so anyway unless they modify Trump's plan.
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No one is going to win the war of who should get the vaccine first. Therefore the best response is the one that feeds your base and gets you social media attention.
Maybe we would learn just a little something if Omar and AOC would duke it out on who is right on this issue. The woke have their homework assignment as to which of the two get cancelled.
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@jon-nyc said in What’s with the prioritization of “essential” workers?:
That's true LD, but two points:
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It's worse for men than women. You don't even hear discussion about that in terms of prioritization, it's not eve brought up and knocked down.
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DO we really know if race is an actual risk factor? Or is it a correlate of true risk factors? IOW they're more likely to live in dense areas, take more risks, not be able to work from home, etc.
I'm guessing its the latter. In which case prioritizing based on actual risk factors should 'make them whole'.
Depends on which minority group you are speaking of...
My general understanding from friends at HHS is that there is a significantly higher risk for African Americans and a higher CFR. It's biological, not environmental... There is also a significantly higher risk in the Latino, Asian, and Pacific Islander communities as well, but this seems like it could be due to population density, work, etc... There may be a biological component as well, but less than with African Americans.
Either way, African Americans aren't going to stop being black, and Hispanics aren't going to suddenly spread their family groups out so the risk factors remain...
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Yay, some states are prioritizing lives saved.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/29/covid-vaccine-priority-group-elderly/
Shame its only a few.
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I heard today that Massachusetts was prioritising the homeless, based on advice from epidemiologists, Apparently, most States aren't doing this.
Proud supporter of Plan 2525. Everything you think, do and say will be in the pill you took today.
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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.
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@aqua-letifer said in What’s with the prioritization of “essential” workers?:
oh the hypocrisy runs deep with this one. Lol!
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@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.
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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.
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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.
