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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
I think that we all have to realize that this is a massive undertaking and that something like this has never been done before. There has been and will continue to be a huge learning curve.
So many are quick to complain and criticize but this country has been averaging over one million vaccines a day. We don't know if that's good or bad because we have nothing to compare it to. President Biden stated that it was his goal to distribute 1.5 million vaccines a day over his first hundred days. He must not have known that that number was already close to being accomplished.
As far as Florida goes, over 2 million people have received their first shot and many their second as well. That's over half of Florida's over 65 population. Considering that there are people who have decided to not get the vaccine or not get it until later, I'd say that we're doing pretty.
I've asked it before on this forum and I'll ask it again. Did anyone think that 330 million people were going to be vaccinated in a week?
One example of what is happening is the Publix system. Publix received about 25,000 doses in one delivery. For that same delivery, about 250,000 people tried to get an appointment. The odds were 10:1 of you're getting an appointment. On another delivery, they received something in the area of 46,000 doses and 300,000 people tried to get an appointment. That's about a 6:1 chance. We all just need to be patient. It's a matter of luck and you see what the odds are. The odds will get better as more and more people get their dose.
I hear a lot of people complaining about how this is being handled but I haven't heard any suggestions on how to do it better other than "I should be able to easily get an appointment and get my shot now and I shouldn't have to travel very far to get it."
At the rate that the over 65 population is currently getting vaccinated in Florida, everyone over the age of 65 should be taken care of by the end of March. And the process of getting an appointment should be getting easier as more and more people get their doses.
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FYI - Here's a web site that provides many views of the Florida vaccination data.
VACCINE - COVID-19 in Florida (Dr. Jason Salemi)
It shows close to 30% vaccinated in Sumter as of the end of January. So it appears your estimate of over 65 who want to be vaccinated by the end of March is plausible if they can maintain a vaccination rate in the 7,000 per week range.