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I think the plan my state has published makes good sense, and I don’t think a national plan would be better. You go when you’re eligible and any pharmacy or medical office can easily tell if you’re eligible, even if enforcement isn’t perfect. A system where each person is considered based on their unique “public health value” would be ideal, but an admin nightmare that could also be gamed and would just slow the process without improving rate of vaccinations. We don’t need to slow things down with prescriptions of an equivalent. Big shots are going to cut in line no matter what, that’s been true for centuries. Our goal should be whatever gets the most people vaccinated as soon as possible, with a good attempt at priorities - not making perfect the enemy of good.Every person vaccinated is one less host, right? So it's all good, probably. Distribution seems so convoluted because every State has its own priority list. It's a mess, IMO, until more supplies show up. It's just that not every recipient has the same public health value. Some people have contact with more people than others, and some people are more likely to fill up the hospitals than others. Sort of a conundrum, actually. DW is mad at the big shots cutting in line, but those people could be the biggest superspreaders. Who knows?
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