1st come-1st served is the worst way to do this, especially when it involves people physically arriving and waiting, because it means the most vulnerable people, who need it the most, cannot get it. Appalling, given all the other possible approaches.
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1343657990960898048
The is NO REASON to make seniors -or anyone- wait outside for long periods of time. If you MUST do it 1stC-1stS, do it with some kind of remote registration, or register & go away. They know how many doses they have, how long it takes. NO REASON for that effort & uncertainty. BUT
THERE IS NO REASON TO DO IT FIRST COME FIRST SERVED. They have records of the people living in their county and their ages, and if they don't, now is a great time to have people register so that they do. There are organizations who can access people that might not be registered,
I was shocked when I read that, after Katrina, goods like water were given out 1C1S. See the below account from Smith, James Patterson. Hurricane Katrina: The Mississippi Story. University of Mississippi Press. Jackson: 2012 (bolded are my notes from when I read it) 
I've seen food distributions done in Darfur that were better organized than that, and it wasn't all that difficult. Unbelievable that this first come-first serve bullshit is the best people can come up with.
it's unnecessary disruption, stress, waste, and harm. & btw, @nytimes , let's not just assume "Scenes like this will surely grow more common nationwide" in the fucking sub-head. Tell people not to do it. Write a story about the better was of doing it. Don't just be sadly resigned
so angry I broke the thread #oops
Still mad. Just for example: you come up with the order first. If it's elderly, what's the age cut-off, etc. You are TRANSPARENT AF about this. Then you contact everyone. You call, email, send alerts to phones, put ads in newspaper & radio & TV, with a phone number & web site.
That's just an example! Is it more work than first come first serve? I don't know, I personally would far rather call a bunch of people than have a bunch of people waiting all night outside my fucking workplace door, and I don't even like calling people!
Alternatively, of course, you can JUST do the ads and wait for people to contact you for scheduling, but it's not as thorough, and the people who are most at risk might not be seeing a lot of ads now. Should be making it easy for them. But still better than 1stC1stS. COMEMIERDAS.
If you're going to go to the trouble of making an order for people to get it in, WHY NOT MAKE A FUCKING ORDER FOR PEOPLE TO GET IT IN?? WHAT GOOD IS YOUR FUCKING BUREAUCRACY EVEN?
I'm yanking these threads over here because I should be writing but I'M STILL ANGRY
https://twitter.com/m_older/status/1343689791729250304?s=20
What I'm saying is, they make a habit of this in the US, and I don't know why, but I would think some CLEAR GUIDANCE would be useful.
Oh look, a guide (from maybe my least favorite UN agency (don't ask) but anything with a section title of "Numbers, how to live with uncertainty" can't be all bad. YOU DON'T HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL unhcr.org/3c4d44554.pdf
THIS IS NOT A CONCERT TOUR OR A FUCKING STAR WARS MOVIE.
The point is not to give access to those who WANT it most. The point is to give it to those who NEED it most, and give it to them with as little effort on their part as possible.
The point is not to give access to those who WANT it most. The point is to give it to those who NEED it most, and give it to them with as little effort on their part as possible.
FUCK YOUR LYING FUCKING FREE MARKET COMEMIERDERÍA
Looking back at the first tweet in this thread and it sounded so measured and calm. No exclamation points even.
Now. I mentioned a few days ago that part of the reason I chose my dissertation had to do with seeing a local official in Japan, with no training, blow off minimum daily water standards. I can give FL county workers the benefit of the doubt. I think I can, anyway. I'm trying. BUT
CAN WE AT LEAST LEARN SOMETHING FROM THIS?
Distributions aren't only for vaccines. Distributions happen in all kinds of disasters. PUT TOGETHER A FUCKING HANDBOOK. OR USE SOMEONE ELSE'S! DO SOME FUCKING PREPAREDNESS WORK.
Distributions aren't only for vaccines. Distributions happen in all kinds of disasters. PUT TOGETHER A FUCKING HANDBOOK. OR USE SOMEONE ELSE'S! DO SOME FUCKING PREPAREDNESS WORK.
see? it can be done. In the US.
https://twitter.com/tummycom/status/1343697117920043010?s=20
and on that hopeful note, I'm going to go write about a fantasy world for a while ✌🏼
GRRRRR (I was going to ask about this and then let it be but FUCKING COMEMIERDAS)
https://twitter.com/KatSheridan/status/1343754725515255812?s=20
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