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Shaggybevo

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  1. 21 hours ago, Texas Jeff said:

    Texas week 5 is out:

    https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/news/updates/COVIDVaccineAllocation-Week5.pdf

    First page shows the "large vaccination hubs" across the state.

    Austin Public Heath, which had previously received a total of 1000 doses, gets 12,000 this week.  Hopefully they are ready...

    I found at least one mistake in that spreadsheet, and it was the only one I looked at.   For DeWitt county, there is no "UT Health Henderson Hospital", and there is no town called "Henderson" in that county.  DeWitt gonna get screwed this week.

    I wonder how many more mistakes are in that spreadsheet?

  2. Received this email from Austin Regional Clinic (ARC):

    Thank you for your patience as we wait for additional vaccine supplies. In the forty years that we have cared for the community, ARC has never experienced a vaccination effort of this magnitude and urgency. We understand and share our patients’ and the community’s wishes to distribute available vaccine quickly and effectively.

    As of January 7, ARC has already vaccinated 7,000 healthcare workers, first responders, and high-risk patients. We receive limited allocations of vaccine from the state. Right now, as doses arrive, we are reaching out to our highest-risk patients. Given vaccine availability, we expect it will take more than several weeks to vaccinate those with the greatest need, so we ask for your patience as we work through the priority list.
    Here are five key points we would like you to know:
    1. ARC patients, who have seen us anytime in the last three years, do not have to call us to book a vaccination appointment because we have your information in our electronic medical record. We will contact you via MyChart, email, text, or phone call when we have available doses.
    2. It will likely take more than several weeks to fully distribute vaccinations to even our highest-risk patients in group 1B.
    3. You may have to drive to a location other than your usual clinic as we offer large-scale vaccination clinics. At these clinics we can vaccinate more people at one time.
    4. We are seeing increasing rates of COVID-19 and urge everyone to continue to wear masks, social distance, practice hand hygiene, and avoid crowds.
    5. Many of your vaccine questions can be answered at ARCcovid.com, and you can send us new ones at ARCcontact.com.
    The combination of patients seeking care and the demand for the vaccine has overloaded our phones and digital channels, creating longer hold times than usual and slowing down our web site. We are expanding our load capacity to handle the increased digital traffic so we can continue to offer digital solutions. You can help us by referring to our website for updates, so we can keep our phones available for those with immediate medical needs.

    We thank you for your patience and wish you good health.
  3. 9 hours ago, Neonmoon said:

    Wife got her shot today. Went smoothly. 
     

    on another rage note, she spoke to a seton doctor and they said they had to throw out hundreds of doses because they didn’t have enough people to take the shot during phase 1A. 
     

    complete failure in rollout. 

    I received an email from Seton Northwest that the vaccine is only for "front-line caregivers".   If indeed many medical staff are refusing to take the vaccine, it's understandable that they would have to throw out hundreds of doses.  Email below...

    "COVID-19 Vaccine Update from Ascension Medical Group. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the first groups eligible to receive the vaccines are front-line caregivers. It will become available more widely to our patients and the general public in the months ahead. We will text and email you as updates become available. We are also providing ongoing updates, including frequently asked questions, on our website. Please continue to take precautions, and do not delay care or appointments. We’re ready to provide the care you need, while maintaining strict precautions to keep you safe in our care. "

    • Hook 'Em 1
  4. I went to the game today.  

    The fans were cheering during the singing of the Eyes Of Texas before the game.  I didn't see any fans sitting.  Clearly, the vast majority of fans attending today have NO problems with the song.

    The Willie Nelson music videos at halftime was awesome - never seen those before.

    They were also rocking to some classic rock during some of the the timeouts - IMHO better than listening to the band playing the same songs over and over.   I didn't miss the band at all. 

    • Hook 'Em 6
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