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In reply to the discussion: Why Are Elders Getting Vaccination Priority? [View all]DenaliDemocrat
(1,472 posts)82. Yes. You have the ability. You stay home
Those who dont get vaccinated. Its the scientific way to do it.
Obviously those who need in home care or nursing home care get vaccinated. Medical staff get vaccinated. Inconvenienced boomers need to suck it up for another 90 days while essential workers get their vaccine.
This was the way until the complaining started. Saw a guy on tv and his mother stated she deserves to be vaccinated because she has not seen her grandkids and wants to go shopping.
She should not be prioritized over the deli manager at the supermarket. Sorry. Truth
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The bottom line is retired folks can stay home. Those who go to work are spreading it
Demsrule86
Feb 2021
#13
Exceptions for those situations ...but still more spread in the workplace...and if caregivers were
Demsrule86
Feb 2021
#38
Your chances of dying are minuscule UNLESS you are black. Covid has lower black Americans life
Dream Girl
Feb 2021
#129
We don't know if the vaccine stops or reduces transmission of the virus
ThoughtCriminal
Feb 2021
#155
I don't agree, nursing homes and communal living places yes...but other elderly who are retired
Demsrule86
Feb 2021
#16
You are incorrect. I am 67 and live with my daughter and grandson, who both work outside the home.
vsrazdem
Mar 2021
#175
Those that are in your situation should get the shot...you live in with a person who goes out to
Demsrule86
Mar 2021
#188
I don't agree, nursing homes and communal living places yes...but other elderly who are retired
Demsrule86
Feb 2021
#18
I wanted to say that nursing homes and all communal living places should have been first...
Demsrule86
Feb 2021
#27
More than anything, I wish people would remember whose fault this really is. Hint: begins with T....
Hekate
Feb 2021
#56
So your solution is to essentially place us Boomers and our parents under house arrest?
Hekate
Feb 2021
#64
Essential workers should of been vaccinated early simply to stop /slow the spread
questionseverything
Feb 2021
#145
I stated the same yesterday and apparently triggered a bunch of people who think it's just fine the
Dream Girl
Feb 2021
#134
I couldn't agree more, we should never have been faced with making these choices.
Rhiannon12866
Mar 2021
#177
You are looking at age as a SOLE criteria. What is your problem with 65+ people?
chowder66
Feb 2021
#125
No; epidemiologists have also decided "vaccinate the vulnerable" is best
muriel_volestrangler
Feb 2021
#92
Tony Fauci and many others who do public health for a living disagree with you. n/t
pnwmom
Mar 2021
#182
If it's about morbidly, prioritization should be strictly based on health co- morbidities
Dream Girl
Feb 2021
#132
Exactly. Some people don't have a choice. They must work to put food on the table. It shouldn't
Dream Girl
Feb 2021
#131
If you want to restore the economy...you need to begin immunizing folks in the large workplaces.
Demsrule86
Feb 2021
#11
I hope so. My husband lost his job because of Covid at the job and his new job is at risk.
Demsrule86
Feb 2021
#22
I heard earlier this week that something like 25% or even one-third of the deaths have been....
George II
Feb 2021
#19
Prioritization based on science is what's essential, not just any prioritization.
Native
Feb 2021
#37
Uh, each state is setting their own priorities? Take a look beyond your own circumstances.
Native
Feb 2021
#44
What is this business in the replies re people over 65 not having to leave home?
nolabear
Feb 2021
#39
I see it as a dilemma. Statistics say one thing, but if you are one of the exceptions to the norm,
KPN
Feb 2021
#46
I may. I have registered and will be notified by the County Health Department when it's my turn.
KPN
Feb 2021
#55
How about for 72 and 73 years we have paid our dues. Worn a uniform. Became healthcare workers....
usaf-vet
Feb 2021
#51
So what if we were the grandparents that ARE TAKING care of our grandchildren.
usaf-vet
Feb 2021
#149
I replied to the poster that literally said,"screw the 17 year old grocery worker"
questionseverything
Feb 2021
#156
Well to answer your question. In 1965 I was in basic training. After basic I was a military medic..
usaf-vet
Feb 2021
#153
Reduce the death rate that way. Once it's equal to or under the flu, the war is won.
gulliver
Feb 2021
#61
Is it that hard a regimen to follow, and the relief of vaccine in the impossibly far distance?
BobTheSubgenius
Feb 2021
#67
Reading this thread I am reminded of some research I had read regarding prioritization...
consider_this
Feb 2021
#70
Actually, I have better things to do than refresh a computer page all day long.
PoindexterOglethorpe
Mar 2021
#187
I'm with you, MineralMan. People age 50 and up literally, physically MADE the people who are now
LaMouffette
Feb 2021
#91
Seniors are not by definition more vulnerable. They just tend to have more comorbidities and younger
Dream Girl
Feb 2021
#140
Also by vaccinating those most likely to be hospitalized first, the strain on the health care system
RockRaven
Feb 2021
#109
Try the new CDC COVID Vaccine Locator - searchable by zip and manufacturer
SheltieLover
Feb 2021
#112
My daughter just found her husband a shot very quickly (in about one day) at CVS.
efhmc
Feb 2021
#151
Persons who are at the highest risk of hospitalization are being vaccinated
LetMyPeopleVote
Feb 2021
#146