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Information on COVID-19 Vaccine distribution for Mayo Clinic patients
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Feb 17, 2021 | Replies (165)Comment receiving replies
Hi ess 77- Glad you got your second shot at Mayo and that is behind you. I on the other hand have not been notified. But I did receive another donor envelope in my mail today. I am actually outraged. As a stage IV lung cancer patient over 65, not to have been called baffles me and everyone around me. My doctor's, especially my oncologist, do not understand this logic. I finally got registered at a Walmart for next week to receive my first. I have not left my house or gone into any stores since the end of Feb last year, but here I am, going into a Walmart for my vaccine. Pray I don't catch the virus while I am trying to prevent it.
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Please do not be outraged at Mayo - the states control distribution of the vaccine, providers are neither able to request it nor to buy it in the marketplace. Every state is reacting "on the fly", trying to get the precious shots into as many arms as possible, as quickly as possible. Our state distributed to many seniors & educators through gigantic indoor events for several weeks, and these did NOT result in any spike in infections, but these were inaccessible to people far from our larger cities. Hence the decision to distribute through pharmacies - closer to more people. I am sure they will take precautions - just double-mask, and don't be tempted to stay & shop while you are there.
I am encouraged to hear that the companies have figured out how to manufacture and distribute the vaccine much more quickly, so that we should all be able to have our injections soon.
Sue
@seaspray, I understand your outrage. As @sueinmn points out, vaccine distribution is governed by the state, not health institutions.
See more information here: https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/vaccine/florida
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- Why have I not received an invitation to schedule a COVID-19 vaccination appointment?
The State of Florida is currently distributing vaccines only through pharmacies at select Publix Super Market locations and county health departments. The State of Florida is currently distributing vaccines through certain designated pharmacies and county health departments. This means that Mayo Clinic in Florida is not currently receiving supplies of COVID-19 vaccine.
As more COVID-19 vaccines become available, more people will be offered vaccination appointments. If you are offered the vaccine sooner by other healthcare facilities, we encourage you to receive it there.
We encourage Mayo Clinic patients in Florida to seek vaccination at commercial pharmacies or their county health departments at the earliest opportunity. When Mayo Clinic receives new vaccine supply and can resume on-site vaccination for patients, Mayo Clinic will contact you either via email, a message on Mayo Clinic Patient Online Services account or a letter in the mail if you do not have a Mayo Clinic Patient Online Services account. If you wish to create an account, you can create one online.
For patients at Mayo Clinic AZ, FL, MN or the Mayo Clinic Health System, please see the following links:
Arizona: https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/vaccine/arizona
Florida: https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/vaccine/florida
Minnesota: https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/vaccine/rochester
MCHS: https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/covid-19-vaccine
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Hi, @seaspray, There seems to be little,if any, uniformity in who does and doesn't get called early for the vaccinations. While you began your quarantine a bit earlier than I did in early March, I've relied on home deliveries for groceries and my calendars over the past months just record doc visits.
However, I did begin going sporadically to Walmart on their 6 -7am, sr only Tuesdays a few months ago for needed household supplies. Each store is different but mine has taken enforced strict shopper/staff precautions; counting the number of folks allowed in; wearing masks, etc. I'll be thinking of you next week as you go for your first vacc at your Walmart and hope the visit goes smoothly and leaves you feeling great relief for more Covid protection. Hope you let us know how your visit goes.