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So because I am a pharmacy technician I should not get the shot before anyone over 65? Well sorry to say but I've had both shots. The government has had since last year when they started to work on a vaccine to make a game plan for distribution. They failed us once again.

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Originally Posted by NachoMama (Post 1897063)

Why would a 66 year old retiree go before a 58 year old nurse, or a 49 year old physical therapist, or the firefighter who might have to give you CPR?

Or even a strawberry picker.

I believe the vaccine priority should be for people who are most likely to end up with serious complications and hospitalization from Covid. I think we can all in good conscience know if we are in that category. I'm sure many who have received it were not in that category. I for one have no problem being at the back of the line.

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Originally Posted by asianthree (Post 1897041)

Those who are exposed to the public, who have to work to feed their families, can go first.

I am happy for those who are chasing the vaccine, spending days on every mobile device, and traveling hours to get their dose.

Haven’t changed much since last March, no worries on, or if vaccine will be available. Life is still good.

Would you place young healthy people that have to work ahead of people over the age of 65 with health issues.

Most of the deaths are of people senior citizens with underlying conditions. The chances of younger people dying from Covid-19 is very low.

I say stop the death toll before stopping spreading of the virus.

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Originally Posted by coconutmama (Post 1897108)

Publix is definitely overpriced

But their store brand of ice cream is really good and it is a full half gallon, like they all used to be!

Why would you say something like that. That is totally untrue and you know it.

Agree with most of above

People who are working, making a living and supplying all of us who are retired with our food and services should be first in line. Everyone has to get back to work or we are all in big trouble. Those of us who have the luxury of not working need to be patient as we try to get back to normal. I have not stopped doing most things, just being careful. If you are that worried, just stay at home. But when you go the Publix or Winn Dixie for food, you will be safer if those people are already protected and don't forget all those postal workers, UPS/FEDX drivers that are delivering all those online purchases right to your door.

Repeating my post from another thread:

If half TV residents get the shot that would be around 70,000.
For good measuring and guessing or out guessing the second guessers throw in another 30,000 for visitors, and all other....
Hence 100,000 folks to vaccinate.
At 1000 per day all done by the end of April.
There should be more than 1000 per day so sometime during the next 90 days all the hub bub and racing to get an appointment will be over.

On a list?
Most of us are.
You could be next....many have posted that they were and are lucky.
Those who are number 29,001 or 39,001 just have to sit and wait.

We have put in a year of waiting....another 1-90 days...not a problem!!

I went to lake Square mall , they kept insisting I give my mothers maiden name , I said no way that's the number one security question in the world I said NO. After going back and forth with this person he finally relented.

As much as I think Gov DeSantis has done a wonderful job rolling out the vaccination process, I feel the 65 and over policy was not well thought out. I agree with Winn-Dixie's policy. Those in essential positions should be first in line for the vaccine after all they have been keeping our communities running as smoothly as possible. After essential workers, then those with highly compromised immune systems and seniors over 75 should be next in line. I would have liked to have seen a higher age limit as seniors in that age group often aren't computer/technology literate and weren't able to compete with those younger than them for a coveted spot in line. The media has brought on utter fear about COVID and created a group of manic seniors looking to get vaccinated. I recognize COVID can be deadly but comparing deaths to cases doesn't support the hype.

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Originally Posted by Skip (Post 1897016)

Winn Dixie will start taking online COVID vaccine appointments next week. They seem to have different eligibility requirements. According to their published rules, healthcare personnel, pharmacists, dentists and therapists, like your shrink, plus long term care facility residents have FIRST PRIORITY over ordinary seniors.

Then firefighters, police, food workers, like strawberry pickers, postal workers, grocery clerks and stock boys, public transit workers, like UBER drivers?, and teachers, plus people 75 and over that are at HIGH RISK OF ILLNESS AND DEATH from COVID are SECOND PRIORITY.

Now here's the kicker... Then truck drivers, food service people like waiters and waitresses and burger flippers, construction workers, like carpenters, people in finance, like your broker or banker, IT people, like the moderators of this website, people in communications, like telephone operators and car warranty scammers on the phone, people in the law profession, like your lawyer, media personal like reporters, photographers, pressmen and, I guess, newspaper delivery people, public safety people, like crossing guards and public health officials, plus people aged 16 and over who have risk of LIFE THREATENING COMPLICATIONS from COVID are considered THIRD PRIORITY.

So I guess if you are not sick or considered "high risk" but just old, you CAN NOT get a vaccine shot at Winn Dixie.

Oh, plus before I get my shot at Winn Dixie, I have to sign a waiver and sign my rights away if Winn Dixie screws up giving me the vaccine. AND I must reveal my race on that form. <Any lawyers out there that want to comment on that requirement?

So much for "Seniors First"!

Skip

Reality. There is a limited supply relative to demand.

Sadly, this post says to heck with everyone BUT me.

I would not want to be the one having to make these decisions.

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Originally Posted by Guitarman1951 (Post 1897168)

Why would you say something like that. That is totally untrue and you know it.

?????what...that the ice cream is a full half gallon?

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Originally Posted by rstebbins (Post 1897172)

I disagree to a certain extent. My children have had COVID as well as my grandchildren and they have only missed a couple days of work and school. It was not even as serious to them as a flu would have been, had they caught that instead. This is a fallacy that working people have to be inoculated before going back to work. Even though, that is probably where half of the virus is transmitted. The other half by infection at home, in my opinion.
On the other hand, it does not matter where seniors become infected, IF they become infected they can DIE, period. I am not saying this because I am a senior. I originally had no intention of getting the shot, but changed my mind because of my wife. The young are shrugging it off unless they have serious underlying illnesses. Seniors are dying, regardless of illness due mostly to age related weakness.
So, I say take care of those that are filling the hospitals and let the youth cope with a couple days off of work or school.

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1897053)

I usually write in Vulcan or Romulan depending on my mood, but Wookie is just as acceptable:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Personally I go with Big Foot.

If you don’t like it go somewhere else.