still not eligible
24 March 2021 06:35![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
m_d_hAt least five of the people whose LJs I follow have received a COVID shot. My two younger sisters have received their shots, and my former deputy who is significantly younger than me has received his shot (all live in Virginia). Here in Maryland I'm still not eligible.
I've been allowed to pre-register with DC (where I work), Montgomery County (where I live), and the state of Maryland, even though I'm not eligible in any of these places. I'm also automatically pre-registered with my HMO. So theoretically there's nothing for me to do except wait my turn ...
However, it's annoying that although 84 million US residents have received a COVID shot, in my geographic area a 53-year-old with asthma and hypertension is still not eligible for one of the limited appointments.
Now that my boss is fully vaccinated he's going on a vacation trip. Now that my sister's been vaccinated she wants to hold a family gathering.
The authorities keep saying that supplies will grow significantly "soon".
Some states have already opened up eligibility to everybody 16+.
Meanwhile, in Maryland COVID cases are on the rise again, including hospitalizations, because our Governor opened up the state without waiting for the shots. This does not annoy me, it angers me. We couldn't wait a couple more months after a year of Quarantine -- for the thousands of people who die in the next couple of months, our national Quarantine was wasted effort. At the end, we simply gave up and let you die.
Also meanwhile, in the US we have a ready stockpile of "tens of millions" of doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, and we've been delayed in using them because the company keeps fucking up its clinical trials and lying to US regulators. Is it "irony" that the vaccine probably works well anyway, but we cannot distribute it in this country because the top management at AstraZeneca is filled with congenital liars and our regulatory agencies require a level of truthfulness before they'll approve a new drug? Over in the UK I guess they're fine approving drugs after receiving a pack of lies.
I'm happy for those of you who have received the vaccine, it's just a frustrating and inequitable process. I know people who got their shots because they spent hours hitting refresh on a website until an appointment opened up. I know people who got their shots because they were in the right place at the right time when extra doses were given to whoever was standing nearby. I know people who got their shots because -- even though they're young and healthy -- they're already eligible in their state. It's a fucked up mess.
I've been allowed to pre-register with DC (where I work), Montgomery County (where I live), and the state of Maryland, even though I'm not eligible in any of these places. I'm also automatically pre-registered with my HMO. So theoretically there's nothing for me to do except wait my turn ...
However, it's annoying that although 84 million US residents have received a COVID shot, in my geographic area a 53-year-old with asthma and hypertension is still not eligible for one of the limited appointments.
Now that my boss is fully vaccinated he's going on a vacation trip. Now that my sister's been vaccinated she wants to hold a family gathering.
The authorities keep saying that supplies will grow significantly "soon".
Some states have already opened up eligibility to everybody 16+.
Meanwhile, in Maryland COVID cases are on the rise again, including hospitalizations, because our Governor opened up the state without waiting for the shots. This does not annoy me, it angers me. We couldn't wait a couple more months after a year of Quarantine -- for the thousands of people who die in the next couple of months, our national Quarantine was wasted effort. At the end, we simply gave up and let you die.
Also meanwhile, in the US we have a ready stockpile of "tens of millions" of doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, and we've been delayed in using them because the company keeps fucking up its clinical trials and lying to US regulators. Is it "irony" that the vaccine probably works well anyway, but we cannot distribute it in this country because the top management at AstraZeneca is filled with congenital liars and our regulatory agencies require a level of truthfulness before they'll approve a new drug? Over in the UK I guess they're fine approving drugs after receiving a pack of lies.
I'm happy for those of you who have received the vaccine, it's just a frustrating and inequitable process. I know people who got their shots because they spent hours hitting refresh on a website until an appointment opened up. I know people who got their shots because they were in the right place at the right time when extra doses were given to whoever was standing nearby. I know people who got their shots because -- even though they're young and healthy -- they're already eligible in their state. It's a fucked up mess.