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MAC and getting the COVID vaccine

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Sep 29, 2021 | Replies (163)

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@toni1132

I'm in Virginia where our governor is a doctor. It has been a major mess here. We've been supplied with the vaccine but the "distribution plan" has been non-existent for the most part. Some cities have done an outstanding job. Many other, no. I don't see what the big deal is all about. Pharmacies do this every single year, administering the flu vaccines, done! Why the same protocol isn't being applied is beyond me. Not to mention the PCPs haven't been supplied......?????

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Toni - I understand everyone's frustration, but it is not the same as the flu vaccine. As for massive vaccination clinics through pharmacies, none of ours have space or staff to do it. Even our major medical center staffs are stretched to handle the extra task. And remember Covid precautions need to be followed at every site.

Covid vaccine is under "conditional" approval so extra monitoring is required, and requires 2 doses of the same vaccine, so every injection is tracked and reported to CDC.

Remember, there was no advance notice of the vaccine approval, no nationwide database or rollout plan and no resources were provided for states, clinics, or hospitals to accomplish these. The Federal government just shipped millions of doses to thousands of locations, changed the rules for priority several times, and magically expects it all to work. As a former software developer and project manager, I guarantee that is a recipe for failure.

The CDC and states are working hard to catch up, but even that is difficult when priorities seem to change every day. And the vaccine is so new, production will take time to catch up with demand.

Covid 19 is still very new, and more is being learned every day. So as with all things in this pandemic, stay tuned for further developments and stay safe.
Sue