Last night bemoaned DC's slow vaccination rate, and received a thoughtful response from my councilmember @marycheh.
It's well worth reviewing, below.
My take - however we got here, time now for DC to offer a clear plan on how we catch up to rest of US.
It's well worth reviewing, below.
https://twitter.com/marycheh/status/1370538847214374914
My take - however we got here, time now for DC to offer a clear plan on how we catch up to rest of US.
According to the @washingtonpost DC is next to last both in first shots and in total # fully vaccinated.
National leaders Alaska and New Mexico have vaccinated twice as many of their residents as DC.
Important issue - DC folks need to get noisy here.
National leaders Alaska and New Mexico have vaccinated twice as many of their residents as DC.
Important issue - DC folks need to get noisy here.
https://twitter.com/SimonWDC/status/1370522588364091395
DC chose to vaccinate essential workers who live in MD, VA but work in DC. It's a defensible strategy, but the practical impact has been to short DC residents.
Again, goal now is for @MayorBowser to make clear how we catch up. Status quo unacceptable.
Again, goal now is for @MayorBowser to make clear how we catch up. Status quo unacceptable.
https://twitter.com/AlexMLeo/status/1370737544737001540
To try to put this in simple terms, New Mexico or Alaska residents are getting their vaccine an entire month earlier than their DC counterparts.
DC's challenges seem to be both strategic and operational. We just aren't vaccinating enough people fast enough. That can be fixed.
DC's challenges seem to be both strategic and operational. We just aren't vaccinating enough people fast enough. That can be fixed.
One other concern. In my DC cohort, 18-64 w/a medical condition, the city appears to be picking people at random from the cohort rather than prioritizing by age.
This means a 20 year old may go before a 64 year old in the coming weeks. Hard for me to understand this strategy.
This means a 20 year old may go before a 64 year old in the coming weeks. Hard for me to understand this strategy.
Sorry to be such a nudge, but in my social media feeds this past week many many friends my age - mid 50s - were reporting they had been vaccinated in other states. I haven't been, so I started looking into it.
And yes we are way behind in DC.
It needs to change @MayorBowser.
And yes we are way behind in DC.
It needs to change @MayorBowser.
The President is moving heaven and earth to get people vaccinated. I just want to know that the DC govt is doing the same.
DC is lagging unacceptably behind - this is not in dispute.
Goal now is for DC govt to present a clear plan on how we catch up as soon as possible.
DC is lagging unacceptably behind - this is not in dispute.
Goal now is for DC govt to present a clear plan on how we catch up as soon as possible.
The @nytimes has a great new tool to track vaccine rates in the US. It shows that DC is
next to last in first shots
next to last in fully vaccinated
last in percentage of vaccine does used
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
DC, we have a problem.
next to last in first shots
next to last in fully vaccinated
last in percentage of vaccine does used
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
DC, we have a problem.
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