I just received an e-mail from my HMO that included this text:
"We're glad that eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines will be expanding to people 50 and older starting on April 1, and to people 16 and older on April 15. We look forward to vaccinating all our members and communities, but for now vaccine supply remains limited. We haven't received enough doses yet to vaccinate everyone who is eligible. In northern California, Kaiser Permanente has over 900,000 members 50 to 64, and over 2 million members 16 to 49, yet we receive 55,000 to 75,000 doses each week."
It isn't clear what "doses" means. If it means vaccine necessary to completely vaccinate one individual, then at the rate of 75K doses/wk it will take 12 weeks merely to vaccinate the over-50's. If it requires two doses to complete a single individual's vaccination protocol, double that. If vaccine supply is closer to 55K some weeks, add more time.
So politicians can give whatever grand speeches they like, but they don't necessarily equate to reality on the ground.
"We're glad that eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines will be expanding to people 50 and older starting on April 1, and to people 16 and older on April 15. We look forward to vaccinating all our members and communities, but for now vaccine supply remains limited. We haven't received enough doses yet to vaccinate everyone who is eligible. In northern California, Kaiser Permanente has over 900,000 members 50 to 64, and over 2 million members 16 to 49, yet we receive 55,000 to 75,000 doses each week."
It isn't clear what "doses" means. If it means vaccine necessary to completely vaccinate one individual, then at the rate of 75K doses/wk it will take 12 weeks merely to vaccinate the over-50's. If it requires two doses to complete a single individual's vaccination protocol, double that. If vaccine supply is closer to 55K some weeks, add more time.
So politicians can give whatever grand speeches they like, but they don't necessarily equate to reality on the ground.