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Anastasis

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  1. 37 minutes ago, Lobo said:

    That straight up and down BMI calculator is so widespread in Texas.  I mean, that's a man who is 5-10 and 210 pounds, that's half the guys in Texas.  Or a woman who is 5-4, 170 pounds.  I'm all for them getting protected, especially if they are over 55-65 age range.  But that seems like that's basically every last vaccine vial that the pharma corps can make for the next 90 days+.  It just seems like there's a really specific list of people and conditions that number a few hundred thousands in Texas and then there's this BMI population that's like 15 million people just in Texas.  

    Yeah, seems they need a bit more granularity to the phases or they are going to have supply issues and miss some of the most at risk. 

  2. 1 hour ago, Texas Jeff said:

    Phase 1B definitions for Texas are out.  Phase 1B may start "in the coming weeks", but no specific date yet:

    https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/coronavirus/immunize/vaccine/EVAP-Phase1B.pdf

    Ages 65 and over, you're in...

    Ages 16-64 can get a shot if you have one of these:

    • Cancer
    • Chronic kidney disease
    • COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
    • Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease or cardiomyopathies
    • Solid organ transplantation
    • Obesity and severe obesity (body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or higher)
    • Pregnancy
    • Sickle cell disease
    • Type 2 diabetes mellitus

    There is some vague language in the definition that could be interpreted several ways, but that's the basic idea.

    About 70% of the deaths so far have been in the 65 and older group, so we may not see cases drop as fast from this allocation but we should see deaths significantly drop.  I would think this will also lower the burden on hospitals faster, but younger groups will still be passing it around.

     

    Interesting that they have added the pregnancy category. They can't have more than a small number of incidental pregnancies during the trials. Unless there are other high risk factors involved (e.g., healthcare worker), that would be a pass in the first wave imo. 

  3. 2 hours ago, Born to Run said:
    11 hours ago, Anastasis said:
    And hopefully it doesn't interrupt any dinners at French Laundry or Cabo honeymoons. 

    This post is so perfectly Ana...

    Did not fully optimize the sanctimonious twattery, imo. 

  4. 3 minutes ago, yoladu said:

    i think AOC should get to the end of the line a well, but my blood boils more when i see politicians who have been acting irresponsibly during the pandemic and who have been silent to the President's reckless actions get to the front of the line.

    i dunno...i guess i am discovering that for me, entitlement pisses me off, but hypocrisy makes me really blow a gasket.

    I find no reason to disagree with any of that. 

     

    But the queue is a math equation. Fuck off politicians. Unless you are in line to hold the football, wait your fucking turn.  

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  5. 4 hours ago, Bevo said:

    Back when I was a kid, we were quail hunting in South Texas and hit a deer on the way to dinner. My dad (who was a surgeon) said the deer was dead and put it our dog cage in the back of the SUV. We ate dinner and went back to the car and all hell had broken loose. Guess he called it a little too soon. The funniest part was figuring out how to get the buck out of the car without getting hurt. Of course, that ended up being my job.

    wut. 

  6. 20 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

    We never should have expected anything different. They're good with other people dying, not with themselves dying.

    And hopefully it doesn't interrupt any dinners at French Laundry or Cabo honeymoons. 

  7. Well, I decided that
    I'd get my cowboy hat
    And go down to Marble Arch Station
    'Cause when a Texan fancies
    He'll take his chances
    Chances will be taken
    That's for sure

    And them limey eyes
    They were eyein' the prize
    That some people call manly footwear
    And they said "You're from down South
    "And when you open your mouth
    "You always seem to put your foot there"

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  8. 1 minute ago, Brisketexan said:

    Yeah, I definitely diverge from Anastasis on that point - I believe that the current top of the line of succession (POTUS, VP, Speaker) should get the vaccine - because their health is literally a matter of national security.  And the same goes for the POTUS and VP-elect.  We're talking 6-8 people by my reckoning, so it's minimal.  But the top of the exec branch is the CINC and reasonably likely CINCs.  National security says those people get vaccinated.

    We don't disagree.  I can see an argument for the immediate line of succession.  Lindsay Graham and Rubio and Ernst can fuck right off though.   

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  9. 1 minute ago, LurkingHorn said:

    Really wouldn't have guessed Moderna was going to be able to produce and deliver more than Pfizer off the bat. 

    Agree.  I very much misjudged MRNA.  They are still run like a clown show, but they are delivering. 

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