tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338936439101295503.post5679603969219433899..comments2024-02-28T03:25:20.584-08:00Comments on Work's New Age: The Coronavirus, As February Ends: Where We Are, and Where We Are GoingJames B. Huntingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09179923727061707153noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338936439101295503.post-11118827614781376332021-03-07T03:32:33.869-08:002021-03-07T03:32:33.869-08:00Thanks, Mike! And welcome to my blog.Thanks, Mike! And welcome to my blog.James B. Huntingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179923727061707153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338936439101295503.post-90764349302193088542021-03-07T03:28:53.833-08:002021-03-07T03:28:53.833-08:00The lack of a federal plan on the shelf ready to b...The lack of a federal plan on the shelf ready to be implemented the moment vaccines became available is squarely on the previous administration. However, states should have been ready with their own plans given the likelihood that the execution would be their responsibility. Yes, it would have been wasteful duplication of effort, and a complete waste if the feds came out with a master plan, but such is the political environment in which we live.<br /><br />My own state, Virginia, originally left preregistration to each county. Then they decided to stand up a statewide website that imported all county data. Still, I registered with the county as a member of 1b on Feb. 12th, and got the single-shot J&J vaccine on March 6th. The operational logistics were superb - pulled into the parking garage at 1:40 for my 1:45 appointment, was in the observation room for the post-shot 15-minute waiting period at 1:50. (According to what I've read, the J&J reaches maximum effectiveness 7 weeks after inoculation.)<br /><br />What I do not know is how things are working for the have-not side of the digital divide.<br /><br />My parents are both in their 90s, still living independently in Bucks County, PA. Last I talked to them, they're still trying to get an appointment.Michael Steinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15327720239440758991noreply@blogger.com