Posted on 01/11/2021 12:29:15 PM PST by buckalfa
From a chaotic vaccine roll-out to the fast-spreading variant, here's the latest news about the novel coronavirus in Florida.
Nine things to know, as of Jan. 11:
1. Florida reported almost 20,000 COVID-19 cases Jan. 8 and more than 15,000 cases Jan. 9, reports The New York Times.
2. At least 22 cases of the fast-spreading U.K. coronavirus variant have been confirmed in Florida, the CDC said Jan. 8. The agency has reported 60 total cases in the U.S. across eight states.
3. Florida is allowing everyone 65 and older access to the COVID-19 vaccine, a move that has led to long lines, confusion and disappointment, according to the NYT. The CDC recommends giving the next priority after the earliest groups to essential workers and people 75 and older.
4. More than 402,000 doses had been administered in Florida as of Jan. 8, the fourth-highest total in the U.S., according to federal data cited by the NYT. However, the state has only administered about 30 percent of the doses it has received, behind 29 other states.
5. People in Fort Myers and Daytona Beach waited outside overnight for vaccines given on a first-come, first-serve basis.
6. Lake County officials just wanted to distribute vaccines quickly, forgoing a more organized appointment system, Aaron Kissler, health administrator for the county, told the NYT.
7. The Florida Department of Health is developing a statewide online appointment system, but it's not yet ready. Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration says it has been preparing for the vaccine rollout since July, stockpiling supplies and enrolling more than 270 providers to receive the shots once available.
8. Florida has no residency requirement for people to get the vaccine, with news reports in Argentina claiming wealthy people vacationing in Miami received vaccinations.
9. There have been allegations of private institutions distributing the vaccine to people who aren't in any of the priority groups.
"It's crazy here," Perri Young, MD, an internist in Miami, told the NYT. "It became sort of lawless."
Notice they aren’t doing the daily “count” on how many people are vaccinated like they do for daily new infections?
They don’t want to illustrate the inefficiency of government.
I’ll wait for some long-term health studies on this vaccine before I inject something named after Satan into my body to inhabit therein forever.
“Red state actually distributing vaccine is considered lawless? Orwellian!”
From Florida: It is screwed up!
But dems would happily distribute vaccines to illegals over citizens.
Such hypocrites to complain about righ people from Venezuela receiving the vaccines.
Ya, they should be throwing it away like they are in NY. /s
WILL DEM’S MAKE HEALTHCARE BETTER SURVEY 45% YES, 55% NO https://www.medpagetoday.com/surveys/90594
What are you seeing?
And the author seems to think FL should have a residency requirement to get the vaccine - think about it.
I’m lost as to how there can be both “long lines of people”, and “we’ve only been able to inject 30%”. Does that mean they simply don’t have enough injection sites?
That's my question also. Any nurse and most pharmacy techs can give a shot, it isn't rocket science. The vaccine isn't in short supply if only 30% of it has been used, why the holdup?
I suspect it's government micromanagement where the insistence is on vaccinating every member of the priority group before moving on to the next group. You're never going to be able to round up every senior citizen so it's stupid to hold off on vaccinating others. In order to get ahead of this virus you're going to have to have large numbers vaccinated, otherwise you're pissing in the wind. If there isn't a 75 year around to take the shot then stick it in the arm of the 30 year old standing there and send them on their way.
The article mentions it taking someone 40 minutes to sign up online. That's ridiculous! Why in the heck do you have to sign up at all? I can walk into any pharmacy and get a flu shot on the spot, this should be the same. If you're intentionally making it difficult and paperwork intensive then it's no wonder the rollout is taking forever.
Covid will vanish from the media as an issue after Jan 30. I see that Co-mo is opening N,Y, now. Just a matter of days and we can throw away the masks and start serving our new masters. They are going to need us to fight all the wars they start./s
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