First Doses First strategy

[jon-nyc]

Median age in ICU for covid is ~65, median age in hospital is ~62.

So vaccinating 62+ cuts hospital utilization in half.

[Mik]

Still, you are changing strategy based on hope, not data. Bad idea.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/01/world/dr-fauci-advises-against-the-british-approach-of-delaying-a-second-dose-of-vaccine.html

[Rich]

Wow. It still makes a certain amount of sense to me to place 'front line' medical staff at or near the front of the line. (even if using the 'deserves it' reasoning) But all of these other categories ahead of those who clearly have the worst outcomes?

It'll be interesting to watch the charts on numbers of deaths and how they relate to what strategy each state uses.

I wonder what level of accountability there will or won't be for these decisions. I have a guess...

[Loki]

I suspect we know exactly how the vaccine behaves and the real issue is convincing the public.

We have likely made up risk that really doesn’t exist.

[Mik]

Show credible data that contradicts Fauci. My suspicion is this is likely the only thing Biden can do differently than Trump and perhaps claim victory.

But what happened to following the experts' advice? Gone like a fart in the wind.

[Jolly]

@mik said in First Doses First strategy:

Show credible data that contradicts Fauci. My suspicion is this is likely the only thing Biden can do differently than Trump and perhaps claim victory.

But what happened to following the experts' advice? Gone like a fart in the wind.

Yep.

[kluurs]

@mik Do the time tested strategy of getting other experts.

[LuFins Dad]

Which approach helps Social Security Solvency?

[jon-nyc]

@lufins-dad

Live virus injections. Lots of it. Everyone over 50.

[jon-nyc]

Trump administration now backs First Dose First strategy.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/01/12/trump-covid-vaccine-second-shot/

[Loki]

@jon-nyc said in First Doses First strategy:

Trump administration now backs First Dose First strategy.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/01/12/trump-covid-vaccine-second-shot/

Excellent. Now let’s get that Astra Zeneca vaccine out so that we can life back to normal ASAP. At least to those willing. I’m in. Heck I would take the J&J one today.

[LuFins Dad]

What do the doctors say? What do the vaccine developers recommend?

[Loki]

@lufins-dad said in First Doses First strategy:

What do the doctors say? What do the vaccine developers recommend?

Liability

[jon-nyc]

@lufins-dad said in First Doses First strategy:

What do the doctors say? What do the vaccine developers recommend?

Doctors are split and developers are answering the wrong question.