[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by C. C. Rider

Why do you think it is so complicated to wipe a person's arm with alcohol, draw some liquid from a vial into a syringe, and then inject the liquid into someone's arm? What part of doing that seems challenging to you?

You don't seem to be considering lawsuits.

There is no chance the Federal Government is going to ship me a box of vaccines to inject into people's arms.

There is a very good chance that there will be lawsuits down the road for something related to the vaccines. There is very little chance CVS or their insurer is going to take the risk of hiring me to inject vaccines into people's arms with no certification and only a 15 minute training session.

[Blackie]

Florida counties use Eventbrite to schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments - The Verge

[Stanman134]

It’s absurd that the Sumter County Health Dept expects seniors in The Villages to try and call a phone number to try and make a reservation for the COVID vaccine. Been calling the designated phone number and it’s always busy. Why can’t the county establish a web site where residents of The Villages can go on line to request the vaccine. A database can be created in the order someone registers. In numerous other states (I.e. Texas) the registration for the Vaccine is done on line.

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by Stanman134

It’s absurd that the Sumter County Health Dept expects seniors in The Villages to try and call a phone number to try and make a reservation for the COVID vaccine. Been calling the designated phone number and it’s always busy. Why can’t the county establish a web site where residents of The Villages can go on line to request the vaccine. A database can be created in the order someone registers. In numerous other states (I.e. Texas) the registration for the Vaccine is done on line.

Several Counties have tried that and servers crashed.....never designed for the volume. Seems they changed to first come first served which creates other issues but when people are impatient, and uninformed, the crush will happen.

[Joe V.]

Originally Posted by C. C. Rider

Why do you think it is so complicated to wipe a person's arm with alcohol, draw some liquid from a vial into a syringe, and then inject the liquid into someone's arm? What part of doing that seems challenging to you?

Why do nurses and doctors receive medical degrees and constant retraining? If they allowed a person to inject themselves I would not object to that. You assume the liability of screw up in that case. Keep the amateurs not trained, licensed and skilled away from the people. Not complicated, as you say, but may be challenging to you.

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by Joe V.

Why do nurses and doctors receive medical degrees and constant retraining? If they allowed a person to inject themselves I would not object to that. You assume the liability of screw up in that case. Keep the amateurs not trained, licensed and skilled away from the people. Not complicated, as you say, but may be challenging to you.

Did you have any issues when the allowed pharmacists to perform the service?

[Joe V.]

Originally Posted by JoMar

Did you have any issues when the allowed pharmacists to perform the service?

Duh. A pharmacist is licensed and trained, with a medical degree in pharmacology.

[chet2020]

Originally Posted by John41

Oh more excuses, blame the future distribution failure on the people who got the impossible to do vaccine developed and got the vaccine distribution started.

You left out that the new SG said lots things could go wrong on meeting that Summer 2021 target leaving plenty of wiggle room for failure to meet the Operation Warp Speed vaccine rollout schedule.

Excuses for an administration that's not in power yet? Again, the Surgeon General has nothing to do with the vaccine roll-out, not the current one, not the future one.

BTW, providing federal funding to vaccine companies to speed development of a COVID-19 vaccine during a pandemic (Operation Warp Speed), let's face it, was the biggest no-brainer of all time. If you want to do cartwheels over that, that's fine. Too bad they didn't so the same with PPE and COVID-19 test kits, both of which are still inadequate.

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by Joe V.

Duh. A pharmacist is licensed and trained, with a medical degree in pharmacology.

The pharmacology degree did not include a lot of stuff they do today....many of the old pharmacists received the same training that they are giving to those that are giving the shots. It's ok though, you can wait for those that you feel are the only ones qualified, I will get it from anyone the health department feels is qualified....and as soon as possible.

[jebartle]

largest retirement 65 plus community in the nation and we have to get in line to receive covid shot in LEESBURG, will remember who is responsible!!!!

[giorgio1948]

No Vacs left in Sumter Health Dept. only received 320 and they are all gone now.
Poor distribution in the early going here.
Unacceptable

[biker1]

Nope. The vaccines are being distributed across the country. There are not 600 million doses available right now. What is available is not all being delivered to Sumter County, as much as you apparently think they should be. Take a chill pill.

Originally Posted by giorgio1948

No Vacs left in Sumter Health Dept. only received 320 and they are all gone now.
Poor distribution in the early going here.
Unacceptable

[John_W]

I never injected myself until about a year ago, now every other Saturday I give myself an injection of Repatha. It a drug for lowering your cholesterol, it's not a statin, which I became allergic. This goes to the liver and stops the body from creating cholesterol.

The first time I watched a video on youtube and called Repatha and a nurse talked me through the process. There are some Repatha's that are in an injector pen, which you just press against your body and don't even see the needle.

Forever reason, the ones I get from Walmart Pharmacy at Colony are like regular needles. I give it to myself in my stomach. There is absolutely no pain, no bleeding, and it's really not a big deal anymore.

[Sabella]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

You don't seem to be considering lawsuits.

There is no chance the Federal Government is going to ship me a box of vaccines to inject into people's arms.

There is a very good chance that there will be lawsuits down the road for something related to the vaccines. There is very little chance CVS or their insurer is going to take the risk of hiring me to inject vaccines into people's arms with no certification and only a 15 minute training session.

I believe ALL the pharmaceutical companies making the vaccines no matter what the vaccines end up doing to us short or long term CANNOT BE SUED. We the people better wake up .

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by Stanman134

It’s absurd that the Sumter County Health Dept expects seniors in The Villages to try and call a phone number to try and make a reservation for the COVID vaccine. Been calling the designated phone number and it’s always busy. Why can’t the county establish a web site where residents of The Villages can go on line to request the vaccine. A database can be created in the order someone registers. In numerous other states (I.e. Texas) the registration for the Vaccine is done on line.

Well many seniors would have computer problems as well however they did it online today. Sumter County used EVENTRBITE.COM (be careful, there were some EVENTBRITE scams) to "sell free tickets" for tomorrows vaccine. You had to be be FAST AND FIRST so use a PC not a phone. There weren't many because they "sold out" in 6 minutes. Lucky us we got in early for 2. Keep an eye on the Sumter County health dept website. Also they are starting to test a program at PUBLIX stores in Marion County. This was the link for the now SOLD OUT online signup but more will be announced by S.C.H. Sumter County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccination Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

That being said, we would have much preferred NOT to get tickets if priority went to those essential workers who really need & deserve them however the Gov decided (IMO wrongly) the 65+ should be priority over those folks and if we didn't get one it would still go to another person like us.