[MOMOH]

It seems we can be used by politicians to make announcements and get publicity for themselves, but when it counts, aka COVID vaccine for Sumter County, we're just "chopped liver". Where's our vaccine?

The Sumter County Board of Commissioners released the following statement on COVID-19 vaccination:

"The Sumter County Health Department has not yet established a list, line, or registry for an individual to sign up to receive the vaccine as the State of Florida has not defined the schedule and volume of distribution to Sumter County at this time.

Please watch the Sumter County Health Department website and press releases for future announcements."

[tvbound]

Hopefully, it's being given to those who have to work and interact with the public, instead of those who have the ability to stay home and are simply just bored and feel inconvenienced.

[B-flat]

Opinion | When Can I Get a Coronavirus Vaccine in America? - The New York Times

Not sure how accurate the NYT estimator is? I entered my age and the other related questions for Marion County and Sumter County. In Marion it tells me there are 161,000 others ahead of me. In Sumter it indicates 62,000 ahead of me. Being familiar with the demographics for Sumter I'm not so sure how accurate the estimates are.

[Bay Kid]

It will take years for everyone to get the vaccine at the rate we are going.

[Klatu]

I suspect the state does not yet have clear idea of how many doses are coming and is therefore reluctant to put a firm schedule in place. We may get impatient but let's just be remember that the healthcare folks are just as anxious as we are to roll out as many vaccinations as we are. And the state officials know we are watching them. So let's not get too bent out of shape. After all, we were told by the doomsayers months ago that there was no way we could develop a vaccine by end of year. But the President's Operation Warp Speed did just that. Kudos to all involved and the shots are coming....

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

From what I understand either the federal government or the state government has determined which counties have the most need for the vaccine. Strangely, Sumter and Lake are not among the first to get it. I've heard that Marion has gotten some.

I'm not sure what the criterion is for selecting those counties but I suspect that it might be the number of case and/or deaths in those counties.

Logically it might seem that The Villages would be the first place to send it because of the average age and number of health issues but I believe that the number of cases and deaths in The Villages has been relatively low when compared to other counties. That's a good thing. We must be doing something right.

Anyroad, the vaccine will get here when it gets here. We should be thankful that due to operation Warp Speed, it has been developed and approved faster than any medication in history. If not for Warp Speed we could have been waiting years for this to be developed and approved. In addition Warp Speed has made it possible for future medications to get on the market faster than ever before.

The vaccines were approved a few weeks ago. Did anyone think that it was going to be a few days or weeks before they got it? I've heard many people say that it would be sometime in the summer before it got out. My guess is that we will see it in the next month or two.

And remember, it is a two stage vaccine. I believe that the wait time between the first and second dose is three to six months. My understanding is that the first dose reduces your chances of contracting the virus by 50% and the second by 95%. So even if you get the first shot next week it will be a few months before you are 95% safe.

So be patient. Things are not going to change dramatically for quite while. It's not like 330 million doses can be made stored and shipped within weeks. You'll get you vaccine when you get it.

What we can do without is dramatic headlines like that in the online news this morning. (Desperate Villagers angry about lack of information about COVID-19 vaccine) Do we really need that kind of negativity?

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

From what I understand either the federal government or the state government has determined which counties have the most need for the vaccine. Strangely, Sumter and Lake are not among the first to get it. I've heard that Marion has gotten some.

I'm not sure what the criterion is for selecting those counties but I suspect that it might be the number of case and/or deaths in those counties.

Logically it might seem that The Villages would be the first place to send it because of the average age and number of health issues but I believe that the number of cases and deaths in The Villages has been relatively low when compared to other counties. That's a good thing. We must be doing something right.

Anyroad, the vaccine will get here when it gets here. We should be thankful that due to operation Warp Speed, it has been developed and approved faster than any medication in history. If not for Warp Speed we could have been waiting years for this to be developed and approved. In addition Warp Speed has made it possible for future medications to get on the market faster than ever before.

The vaccines were approved a few weeks ago. Did anyone think that it was going to be a few days or weeks before they got it? I've heard many people say that it would be sometime in the summer before it got out. My guess is that we will see it in the next month or two.

And remember, it is a two stage vaccine. I believe that the wait time between the first and second dose is three to six months. My understanding is that the first dose reduces your chances of contracting the virus by 50% and the second by 95%. So even if you get the first shot next week it will be a few months before you are 95% safe.

So be patient. Things are not going to change dramatically for quite while. It's not like 330 million doses can be made stored and shipped within weeks. You'll get you vaccine when you get it.

What we can do without is dramatic headlines like that in the online news this morning. (Desperate Villagers angry about lack of information about COVID-19 vaccine) Do we really need that kind of negativity?

The Phizer vaccine is 21 days between first and second jab.
I have not heard any longer than 28 days between jabs for other manufactured vaccines.

[ckcapaul]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

From what I understand either the federal government or the state government has determined which counties have the most need for the vaccine. Strangely, Sumter and Lake are not among the first to get it. I've heard that Marion has gotten some.

I'm not sure what the criterion is for selecting those counties but I suspect that it might be the number of case and/or deaths in those counties.

Logically it might seem that The Villages would be the first place to send it because of the average age and number of health issues but I believe that the number of cases and deaths in The Villages has been relatively low when compared to other counties. That's a good thing. We must be doing something right.

Anyroad, the vaccine will get here when it gets here. We should be thankful that due to operation Warp Speed, it has been developed and approved faster than any medication in history. If not for Warp Speed we could have been waiting years for this to be developed and approved. In addition Warp Speed has made it possible for future medications to get on the market faster than ever before.

The vaccines were approved a few weeks ago. Did anyone think that it was going to be a few days or weeks before they got it? I've heard many people say that it would be sometime in the summer before it got out. My guess is that we will see it in the next month or two.

And remember, it is a two stage vaccine. I believe that the wait time between the first and second dose is three to six months. My understanding is that the first dose reduces your chances of contracting the virus by 50% and the second by 95%. So even if you get the first shot next week it will be a few months before you are 95% safe.

So be patient. Things are not going to change dramatically for quite while. It's not like 330 million doses can be made stored and shipped within weeks. You'll get you vaccine when you get it.

What we can do without is dramatic headlines like that in the online news this morning. (Desperate Villagers angry about lack of information about COVID-19 vaccine) Do we really need that kind of negativity?

We need to have patience, the wait time between 1st and second shot is 3 to 4 weeks depending on which vaccine you get.

[rjn5656]

Moderna I believe is 14 days.

[biker1]

28 days. Google.

Originally Posted by rjn5656

Moderna I believe is 14 days.

[Bonnevie]

to all who say that Operation Warp Speed is the reason we have vaccines, I would say that's partly true. Pfizer was already working on it's vaccine and did not take any money from the federal govt. for it's development. So it would have been available. and you may remember, as late as Nov., this administration turned down offers for more doses.

as to distribution, I'll just point out the following quote: ‘I failed’: Operation Warp Speed leader takes responsibility for Covid-19 vaccine distribution confusion.

What operation warp speed did was give private companies funding to do their work.

so while Operation Warp Speed can be praised for help with development, it has fallen far short in distribution--the part the govt. is responsible for. just like with testing, it's being dumped on the states with no funding or plan. it's a free for all again.

hey, I'm not the one complaining about the Villages not getting the vaccine. I knew it would be like this because of past experiences with the govt. handling of this crisis.

I will wait until there's a good plan for distribution of the initial and follow-up shot. I have no desire to endlessly try to call a number for a neighboring county or show up somewhere hours or days ahead--because that's the great distribution plan we have now.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

OK, I wasn't sure about the time between doses but I was evidently wrong.

I just read an interesting article. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended that senior citizens be moved toward the back of the line because racial and ethnic minorities are under-represented in this group. In other words, seniors are too white.

I wonder if this is why places like Orlando are getting the virus first.

[LuvtheVillages]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

OK, I wasn't sure about the time between doses but I was evidently wrong.

I just read an interesting article. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended that senior citizens be moved toward the back of the line because racial and ethnic minorities are under-represented in this group. In other words, seniors are too white.

I wonder if this is why places like Orlando are getting the virus first.

Although the Advisory Committee made that recommendation, our governor, in a speech he made last week in The Villages, said that in Florida the over-65 people, our parents and grandparents, would remain in line after medical professionals and nursing home residents.

I applaud that decision. It seems to me that we need to protect the people who, if they get COVID, are more likely to use hospital care and medical resources. Younger people who get sick are much less likely to need those resources. By keeping seniors out of hospitals we reduce the death rate more and preserve the availability of hospital care.

[karostay]

Over here ! Over here! Me First !Me First !

The Village chant

[dahrens1]

Sumter County residents can call (352) 569-3102 starting Jan. 4 to schedule an appointment.

Before signing up, residents must review the pre-vaccination checklist link provided by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-1...ening-form.pdf.