... 1 million vaccinations a week, is nowhere near enough to achieve herd immunity by summer 2021. [View all]

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sad read to say the least. I and my 95 year old mom are on 4 lists on my county to get the vaccine. We await a phone call.



...............Vaccine hunting is a 'fix' for slow vaccine rollout


https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/01/us/vaccine-hunters-covid-trnd/index.html
By all accounts, the US vaccine rollout so far has been disappointing.

CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen explained, in sobering terms, just how disappointing in a January interview, before Biden was inaugurated. At the current rate, she said, it'll take the US 10 years to vaccinate 80% of Americans.

The current pace, 1 million vaccinations a week, is nowhere near enough to achieve herd immunity by summer 2021.

And despite the incredibly high demand for vaccines, vaccination sites across the country have reportedly discarded precious doses after they weren't administered in time. (Both Pfizer and Moderna's Covid-19 vaccines only last a few hours unrefrigerated -- Pfizer's will expire within two hours, and Moderna's within 12, after the vials are removed from the fridge.)

To vaccine hunt is to devote hours, possibly days, of your life waiting for a dose of a vaccine that may or may not be available. It's a crapshoot. You need time, money, connections and luck to succeed. But some say it's worth the effort involved.