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  1. Texas Jeff
    I think "Week 4" is Mon Jan 4th -> Sun Jan 10th. I think here is how "weeks" work: Tuesday before the week, the feds issue an allocation for the states Friday or so before the week, the states tell the feds where to send the stuff Either on that day or on the following Monday, the state publishes the "Week X" PDF Monday of the week, stuff starts to arrive. Deliveries continue throughout the week. Either three weeks (Pfizer) or four weeks (Moderna) later, the feds ship the same quantities to the same location for second shots I could be off by a week, but I think we are now in week 4.
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    It's like a statewide Easter egg hunt where the prize is you live...
  3. Texas Jeff
    Texas week 4 sites are out: https://dshs.texas.gov/news/updates/COVIDVaccineAllocation-Week4.pdf
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    What is the nature of the paperwork and was it specific to the site, or the same paperwork for everyone no matter where you get it? It would be easier to print it at home and bring it with you, or at least bring your own clipboard and pen. Or use a phone.
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    I looked up the federal allocation data to see what Texas is supposed to be getting. They allocate Pfizer and Moderna amounts each week and plan a second shot for either three or four weeks later. Right now, they have allocated enough vaccine for a little less than 7% of Texans, including this week's allocation. Here's a chart showing a blue line for first shot allocations and an orange line for second shots. This assumes that we'll get only the allocations we have been promised as of today. Obviously we'll get more in the following weeks, but you can start to see a trend. I think the number of vaccines received is trailing the allocation, and the shots-in-arms are trailing vaccines received. Hopefully we can resolve bottlenecks and get this stuff moving...
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    I agree, it sounds like Trump is in the room with the mic and everyone else is on the phone. Either someone recorded it without his knowledge or Trump did this on purpose in the hope that the news cycle would turn and put pressure on the Georgia boys. I am guessing the latter.
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    A look inside Arlington's vaccination center. They started off with fire/EMS vaccinations but moved to Phase 1B when the state announced the change. They have vaccinated 3000 folks so far.
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    I'm not sure they have the vaccine to give. City of Austin / Travis Co is not prominent on the lists of places that have received vaccine in Travis County. Most of it is going to hospitals, with some smaller amounts going to pharmacies and clinics. CoA has received some for public safety but the large quantities are going elsewhere. UT could do it on their own. They have Dell Med next door to the Erwin Center and super cold storage to handle the Pfizer vax. Plenty of parking and bus routes. I remember adds and drops at the Erwin Center in the 1980s and they were pretty good at managing the flow through the building. If they can handle gameday they can handle a vax center. Austin Public Health has claimed the role of information distribution, but not vaccine distribution -- except for possibly underserved populations, but I don't see a plan for that. IMHO, they are not doing much. Travis County handles early voting sites pretty well. It seems logical to follow their lead and do something similar, but I don't think we'll get it.
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    Not yet. Watch this page: https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/coronavirus/immunize/vaccine.aspx For the first three weeks, the URL has been consistent, something like: https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/news/updates/COVIDVaccineAllocation-Week3.pdf They published weeks 1 & 2 on a Friday, then skipped to Monday for the week after Christmas. Since Friday was a holiday, I would expect they will publish week 4 tomorrow if they follow the pattern.
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    Probably not. Each state has their own definitions of who is in what phase. The national government sets standards but states can do what they want with their allocation. Are you in Texas? Obviously Phase 1B has either started in Texas or will soon start, depending on who you talk to. Phase 1B in Texas is bigger than 1B nationwide since it goes down to age 65 and includes ages 16-65 with certain heath conditions. I think 1B covers about 1/3 of all people in Texas,. Covering obesity added a big pile of folks to the list. Other states have a narrower 1B so they will transition to 1C sooner. Within Texas, the vaccine allocation has been pretty equitable across counties. The Pfizer vaccine requires cold storage that some counties don't have, but maybe they are getting more Moderna. You don't have to be vaccinated in your county or even your state, so hunt around if you really want it. I would guess that Phase 1B in Texas will be winding down .... sometime in March? I base this on Fauci and others saying that willing people will have access to a shot by June or July, so by March we should be at least 1/3 of the way to that goal.
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    Travis Co crossed 1% with first shots today, Texas might hit that statewide tomorrow. El Paso not screwing around, over 2% with first shots already.
  12. Texas Jeff
    We have designed a system where to get a vax you have to make lots and lots of phone calls to the people giving the vax. When this is over, a bunch of pharmacists are going to take their phones out back and beat the crap out of them with baseball bats.
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    The Operation Warp Speed distribution folks are supposed to be automatically correcting for this. If they send 1000 doses to a location on one day they are supposed to be planning to send another 1000 doses to the same place at the correct time for the second shot later, along with the materials to give the second shot. No one has their second shot yet, so we don't know if the logistics will work, but that is the way it is supposed to work. Those places giving shots are about to have to deal with more complexity, as some people return for their second shot and others arrive for their first.
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    I have seen clinics and hospitals offering the vax to established patients that meet the 1B criteria, but preventing the general public from scheduling appointments even if they meet the same criteria. This seems wrong, IMHO, and I have yet to see anyone offer an explanation for this preference. I agree with "if you are offered the vax then get it" approach because it looks like we are stockpiling, but once a place is serving a certain population then there should not be restrictions on who within that population can apply to get it.
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    I can believe it is lagging a few days. I can't believe it's lagging more than 4-5 days. Let's say the vax is in stock on a Saturday or Sunday. Someone gets a shot on a Monday. Data has to be entered within 24 hrs, so maybe it gets entered on a Tuesday. The website updates on Wednesday with data from Tuesday. So maybe an efficient org has a 4-5 day delay between shots received and shots recorded. Longer than that, the vax is just sitting on a shelf somewhere.
  16. Texas Jeff
    Map from Texas DSHS showing what orgs have received vaccine: https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=91ac7fb5e5fd47e7ada4acfe4a05920a
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    Texas Week 3 allocation is out, looks like the bulk is going to hospitals plus some additional pharmacies: https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/news/updates/COVIDVaccineAllocation-Week3.pdf
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    ALL of these places need to have a go-to text list of willing arms ready to drive to wherever the shots are available. Especially the Pfizer places. Is it OK to wake me up at 4am? Sure, Austin ISD does that a few times a year to tell me it's not icy outside but school is off anyway. Call me hospital people, I'll be right over. I understand that this is in start-up mode right now and they are learning how to do this but they need to drive any chance of waste out of the system.
  19. Texas Jeff
    I thought it might be helpful to have a separate topic related to the vaccine. If this is too much duplication, mods please delete this thread. I thought it would be good to talk about who can get the vaccine, where they can get it, what side effects people are seeing, and in general what is going on with distribution. The CDC has published vaccine distribution guidelines, and if you care, they are worth reading. They are dividing the timeline into: Phase 1 - Potentially limited supply of COVID-19 vaccine doses available Phase 2 - Large number of vaccine doses available Phase 3 - Sufficient supply of vaccine doses for entire population Who you are will determine if you are eligible for a vaccine in the various phases. Phase 1 is divided into a Phase 1a and a Phase 1b: Phase 1a - Mostly healthcare workers Phase 1b - Other essential workers, people with higher risks, people over 65 If you are eligible to get the vaccine and they have in in stock and you want to get it, it is important to go get it. Both of the first two vaccines can spoil, so if a dose is sitting there and you aren't there to get it, they might have to throw it away. Both vaccines require two shots. It is important to go get that second shot. Who fits in phase 1b and who has to wait until phase 2 might be a sticking point. The "people in higher risks" category includes a lot of folks, maybe more than you would think might be in that category. Hopefully we can quickly get to phase 2 so that we don't spend too long arguing about who is or is not in Phase 1b. Anyway, I'm interested in everyone's experience with the vaccine and especially getting the word out for those that can go get it, so that every dose ends up in an arm rather than in the trash.
  20. Texas Jeff
    someone earlier in the thread mentioned vaccine finder: https://vaccinefinder.org pretty much exactly what I want except they are not covering COVID yet and there is no real-time display of availability.
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    The piece that seems to be missing right now is some website or app that helps connect people who want the vaccine to people who can give them that vaccine. Right now we don't need that because they are tightly controlling who gets it and most of the people getting it work in healthcare so they are close to the provider. Once Phase 1A is over and we move to 65+ or 16-65 with some condition, we will need the connector piece. Ideally it would work just like the voting map, show a list of locations and a green, yellow, or red status, with a link to make an appointment. I think we are all going to be playing a game of find-the-shot in a month or two.
  22. Texas Jeff
    Companies aren't relocating here, they are choosing to expand here. Silicon Valley is full. Austin is a lower cost option with better traffic. I know it's hard to believe for those that think our traffic is bad and our housing is expensive, but it's much better here than there. I could be wrong, I can't point to exact data, but tech seems to be driving the growth in the area.
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    We have zero income tax and lower housing costs and better traffic than the Bay Area. Bay Area execs think that the Austin vibe is similar to the Bay Area vibe, but cheaper. Austin employees can get to their tech jobs at 9am, which is 7am on the west coast, and work two hours before the Bay Area arrives for work. However, this does not stop Bay Area employees from scheduling meetings at 4pm their time, which means 6pm our time. Home by 7:30, maybe. Companies pay less and can stretch out their employees' days.
  24. Texas Jeff
    From that article: “This new federal purchase can give Americans even more confidence that we will have enough supply to vaccinate every American who wants it by June 2021,” Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said. So, maybe June at the latest even for young folks in good heath. I'll take it. This school year is trashed but at least everyone will have a chance to get the vax prior to the next school year.
  25. Texas Jeff
    They could split regionally based on how many 6A schools are in each large area. Austin, for example, has two 6A districts. Put the upper eight teams in one division and the lower eight in another division and you get this: "Big 6A" Austin-area schools (with enrollment): Round Rock (3714) Lake Travis (3401) Del Valle (3337) Cedar Ridge (2874) Westwood (2858) Bowie (2848) Westlake (2833) Stony Pt (2789) "Small 6A" Austin-area schools: Akins (2770) Vandegrift (2761) McNeil (2753) Vista Ridge (2492) Austin High (2359) Hays (2351) San Marcos (2309) Hutto (2247)

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