Seems backwards, no?
We are going very similar. I think the DOD is going to essetnial in many locations to assist with the distribution.
Sooooo......U.S. military forces are going to be deployed throughout the US and its territories with the express purpose of shooting civilians and medical personnel?
How will that at-risk group respond to the vaccine introduction to their systems?
No. They are going to assist with distribution and likely not inoculation.
Indiana has approved allowing EMS providers to assist with inoculation where it is needed. The state did the same with H1N1. Paramedics are already trained in IM injections and many EMTs have now been trained due to the cost of Epi-Pens being so much higher than a vial of Epi and a syringe. It makes sense to allow them help administer a vaccine if there are not enough providers in a certain area.
When the CDC Panel voted on the vaccination guidelines, the lone dissent was from a Vanderbilt physician with these same concerns.
www.wsj.com
Indiana did not give an estimated time line for vaccine distribution. I would expect more updates over the next several days and weeks.
That's what we always got called out for in the Guard. Transportation, traffic control, and manual labor. Very rarely any specialized requests. Usually the phone call would be something along the lines of "how many deuces do you have fueled, and how many drivers are available?"
Goldman Sachs has forecasted that demand and supply will converge in March.
I'd be the first in line as long as tax those who refuse to get vaccinated. Hmm like $6000
So would all of us.
www.cnn.com
Any references to that forecast?
The latter, namely US population's willingness to get vaccinated, is the wildcard in all of these projections.
The unaccounted-for variable is how active of a campaign will the anti-vaxers of all stripes, the Russians, and the far-right circles, be staging.
theconversation.com
While I would wish for that to be true, I suspect that may be a bit optimistic.
that's a tough issue.
Maybe the tax should be more reflective of the cost of 30 days in an ICU!
While there is the matter of the individual being free to decline actions aimed at preserving the individual, there is also precedent for requiring action to be taken for the good of the many.that's a tough issue.
Denying someone the right to work is basically denying them the right to life. I can definitely see a justification for requiring it among some professions (Medical, Law Enforcement, maybe Food Handlers..... Public Transit workers? Uber and Lyft Drivers?.) But your truck drivers and office workers and other more common job workers? Harder sell for a mandate.
There's the question, "Is Health Care a Right or a Privilege?"
The flip side is, "Can I force a medical treatment on someone who adamantly is opposed to it?"
Here's the really tough nut to crack: How are we expecting people to "prove" they have been vaccinated? People are already forging Covid Test certificates
Coronavirus: Fake test certificate gang foiled at Paris airport
Prosecutors say seven held at Charles de Gaulle airport tried to sell fake test certificates.www.bbc.com
A tattoo would be the obvious answer, and would bring down the wrath of a LOT of people who would decline the vaccination possibly for that and only that reason. And for that matter, a tattoo could be faked. How about a "chip"? Now you're REALLY going to freak a non-negligible portion of the population out!
My gut feeling? Make it freely available to everyone on the planet. If they take it, fine. If they don't, 90% or more are going to GET Covid, most of whom are going to do fine, some of whom are going to have permanent sequelae, and some of whom are going to die. In the U.S., for the most part, people are free decline health care, with exceptions in schools, military, and Medicine.
Agree, but a VERY slippery slope. Heck, the law enforcement people aren’t enforcing the mask mandates (not that I think they really CAN anyway), we gonna hold someone down and stick a needle in their arm? And denying people the right to say, vote, or renew their driver’s license, or denying them the right to work (certain fields excepted) comes close.
As my wife observed, we can't even get the necessary cooperation of people needed to really control this outbreak, what do you think is going to happen when a subsequent virus has a 20% or higher mortality rate.
Here you go: https://static.classeditori.it/cont...omment_VaccinatingthePopulation_ATimeline.pdfAny references to that forecast?
The closest I can find is this Salveen Richter podcast:
Vaccine Progress and What’s Next
www.goldmansachs.com
She suggests "distribution to the broader population in 2Q '21", and that's not accounting for the distribution / delivery challenges.
I think (or at least hope!) that a lot of that 42% is skeptical of the accelerated timeline. We keep hearing stories of how it typically takes years to get a vaccine to market, and this one will be to market in under 12 months. I think it's not unreasonable for people to have some skepticism.
Meh - not really worried about that. I'm more worried about black market stuff that diverts real vaccine, or fake vaccines getting into the supply.
I think there are just too many unknowns. There could be suppressed demand and extra supply so you can get to the front of the line faster. There could be elevated demand. There could be supply chain issues.
Honestly - I think this is something where private industry will be a larger force in driving vaccination. I can easily see things like concerts, airlines, international travel, etc requiring vaccination.
I do find it interesting that within 6 months of Pfizer hitting its 5yr low it comes out with a vaccine eligible for an "accelerated timeline". Not connecting dots just raising an eyebrow. Not that it matters I'm getting stabbed with it wether I want to or not.
