Yes, for sure. We also know if there are 250M adults we really only need enough vaccine for around 200M people since some percent won’t get it no matter what. I’d throw in another 30M doses for kids 12-17 since they hopefully are approved at least for Pfizer by April.
No clue what CT is doing but the Governor of FL already said that was his plan. It makes a lot of sense to do that way to get essential workers the vaccine as soon as possible while not taking anything away from the higher risk crowd.
We were lucky enough to get appts the day they opened them up to NYers with underlying medical conditions. My husband got his Pfizer shot this past Friday, I have mine next Wed., and my daughter has hers next Friday. After finally getting through on the phone my husband also got his brother, sister-in-law and my brother (all with comorbidity) appts for 2nd week in March. We were lucky - but spent 14 hours on the phone, computer and cell phone trying to get through. The only one who will not get vaccinated is my other daughter, who had covid last March in NYC, but has no antibodies left after being tested for them. (she had them at one point in time, but they were gone by November.) Hopefully she will be able get vaccinated as soon as they open up to the general public. I can definitely understand why people are getting frustrated with their inability to schedule shots. Hopefully the increase in vaccine delivery will help.
As a further point of reference there are only 250M adults in the US and likely 20% never get the vaccine so 200M adults interested in vaccines. We should hit that number of vaccines available in April. Add in 30M kids 12-17 who should be approved by April and we still have enough doses for everyone in May.
I'm also in New York, and our experiences were similar. Since January, I've booked about 10 appointments for various eligible loved ones: I'll bet each one took a solid 2 hours of effort: clicking, refreshing, waiting in online queues for multiple pharmacies and the NYS sites, etc. I cannot imagine what a nightmare this must be for those who aren't very computer-literate, or who don't have a great deal of time on their hands to keep refreshing websites in multiple windows all day.
Oops. I looked that number up, and somehow put the wrong number in my spreadsheet. Thanks for the catch. Updating the figures now....
my family gave up on Buffalo and started hitting up Rochester with great success. If anyone you know needs help that’s something that worked for them.
We are gaining an additional 20M people vaccinated by the end of March that don’t need to make a second appointment and potentially skip work to get the 2nd shot and/or recover from it the next day. It also doesn’t require any special freezers so could literally be shipped direct to employers for mass vaccination clinics. Even Moderna (and now Pfizer) still had to be kept frozen but at a temp that most commercial freezers at a pharmacy can handle. JnJ could be stored in your fridge at home.
We're situated about midway between Rochester and Syracuse, and have been heading in both directions (Syracuse Fairgrounds and Rochester Dome Arena for under-65s, and for the older folks, to pharmacies from Auburn to Lyons) for appointments. I'm sorry to hear that things are even tougher out your way!
