You will need a very specific kind of freezer.
“prices are covered by confidentiality clauses, in the interests of society”
What?
This was predictable in a culture obsessed with punishment.
Add to that systemic racism which is pervasive in US, and it’s hard to argue that this is not done on purpose.
Texas has moved to place prisoners at the very back of the line for vaccines. Only after every one else has been vaccinated can they get one.
I wish social media companies would stop making it easier for these folks to advertise and coordinate their efforts:
The owners of these businesses need to face more consequences than fines.
In furtherance of this… looks like Pfizer is just mad that their cash grab scheme has been exposed.
So what’s the excuse going to be?
An algorithm chose who would be the first 5,000 in line.
Hmmm.
In a letter to Stanford leadership sent on Thursday, the chief resident council wrote, “While leadership is pointing to an error in an algorithm meant to ensure equity and justice, our understanding is this error was identified on Tuesday and a decision was made not to revise the vaccine allocation scheme before its release today.” The council asked for a timeline for vaccination of the residents and transparency regarding the algorithm.
Well, what are you going to do? Algorithm.
Operation Less Than Bare Minimum
The Trump administration has tried to account for the problem by telling the states that they are merely incorrect. According to an HHS spokesperson’s statement to TPM, “Operation Warp Speed allocation numbers locked in with states have not been changed or adjusted.”The spokesperson added that Operation Warp Speed provides official allocation numbers to the states for the week ahead, and that any other numbers should not be relied on.
But Hannan said that HHS was effectively defining down the “official” allocation number to the final amount in the shipment queue hours before doses arrive.
One more month, but journalists still can’t say, “Lie”.
Ye gods, Whitmer has her work cut out for her.
I wonder how many thankless fellow Michiganders, and by those I mean the ones who were allegedly plotting to harm her or supporters of same-such, will be the same people who want and will get the vaccine she is fighting so hard for all of them.
