It's been 2 weeks since vaccine doses were first reported to be en route to nursing home residents. Pretty much every day since there've been reports that vaccination in LTCFs will begin "soon" in this or that state. I've seen very little reporting re: what the hold ups have been
In this report, from 2 weeks ago, lots of vague statements re: opting into federal programs with different start dates tied to Pfizer vs. Moderna. But even this indicates plans to reach only a small % of the 70K facilities where vax is needed. usatoday.com/story/news/hea…
Yet at the time of this report, the administration was still saying 20 million ppl would be vaxxed by end of calendar year. So much unwarranted optimism. So little planning & investment of needed resources.
Keep this in mind when you see reports suggesting vaccination will be readily available in drugstores, urgent care clinics, docs offices, etc., etc. this spring. It's easy to *say* that will happen. Much harder to actually make it happen. No evidence of real plans to get there.
Another report, from 1 week ago, pointed to informed consent. Utterly predictable. Utterly inexcusable not to have this worked out well before doses were shipped. washingtonpost.com/health/nursing…
From a week ago: "Azar recently said the government has the capacity to inoculate all LTC residents by Christmas. But the retail pharmacies administering the vaccines have indicated the process probably will take several months as a result of logistical and consent challenges."
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