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Meanwhile the global rollout could be going better.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsa...t-does-vaccine-inequality-look-like-see-chart

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Hey, the US isn't terrible at something for once!

But it is concerning how slow the vaccine rollout is around the globe. I know Africa will probably be the most difficult just due to logistics, but hopefully, a humanitarian group can step in to help.
 
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Are some of those places like Australia, South Korea, Japan, etc. so low because they've managed to eradicate the virus near altogether or nip any new signs of it quickly before it spreads?
 
McLaren
Are some of those places like Australia, South Korea, Japan, etc. so low because they've managed to eradicate the virus near altogether or nip any new signs of it quickly before it spreads?
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I had to use a color picker, but it looks like they're in the "no data" category instead of the >1%. That chart is horrible for anyone with an iota of a color deficiency.

Well, at least Australia is like that, maybe I'm wrong on the other countries.
 
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I'd say that was amazing progress, but there does need to be more being done about countries with 0 or very low vaccination rates.

China, however, is 'no data' (quelle surprise) and as noted above, other populous countries that have done a far better job at containing the virus are not rolling out vaccines as fast as they might have done otherwise.

But frankly, it is incredible to see such high numbers anywhere this fast.
 
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McLaren
Are some of those places like Australia, South Korea, Japan, etc. so low because they've managed to eradicate the virus near altogether or nip any new signs of it quickly before it spreads?
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Australia were very slow to approve their first vaccine, but they also have some production capacity which is more than Canada can say. The low case rate may not have forced their hand on approving vaccines, but the general public is still a little upset at how late they are compared to lots of other countries.
 
Joey D
I had to use a color picker, but it looks like they're in the "no data" category instead of the >1%. That chart is horrible for anyone with an iota of a color deficiency.
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I had to screenshot it to get it in the post. It might be easier to click the link and go to the live chart.

The article makes the conclusion that countries like the US, UK and India with vaccine manufacturing capability have fewer supply problems.
 
McLaren
Are some of those places like Australia, South Korea, Japan, etc. so low because they've managed to eradicate the virus near altogether or nip any new signs of it quickly before it spreads?
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Apart from returning travellers going into mandatory quarantine Covid is pretty much non existent down here.
Still as @Barra333 mentioned the general public is pretty annoyed about our slow uptake of vaccination.
 
US, UK, UAE, Chile, Israel and Bhutan look to be the top 6 in terms of shots administered.
 
McLaren
Are some of those places like Australia, South Korea, Japan, etc. so low because they've managed to eradicate the virus near altogether or nip any new signs of it quickly before it spreads?
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In regards to the vaccine rollout, the Australian Government has dumped the responsibility onto the individual states, just like quarantining returning travellers. It's an absolute joke.
 
The amount of people I encounter who refuse to get the vaccine is actually alarming. It's not uncommon that people "already got COVID" (and without major side effects) would probably not care, but using the same analogies we were told as children makes me wonder how society hasn't completely crumbled by now.

I can sort of understand waiting a few weeks or even a month or so after it first rolled out, but it's been over 90 days since initial rollout. I live in a state that's at the bottom of the list, so getting it wasn't terribly difficult. After 12:30pm today, I'm 14 days after the second shot.

These are the same drug companies that took on Ebola and crushed it out of existence, trusted them with their genitals, helped their heart rate, assisted their joint pain/movement, eradicated their cancer treatment, prevented childhood diseases, and gave their furry friends greater longevity...but this vaccine is apparently a bridge too far.
 
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Pupik
I can sort of understand waiting a few weeks or even a month or so after it first rolled out, but it's been over 90 days since initial rollout.
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And really, in many places, they started giving healthcare workers the vaccine in November. So we're really going on six months of people who aren't in the testing cohort getting the vaccine, factor in the testing group and we're closer to 10 months.

I don't understand the vaccine hesitancy. If it was unsafe, we'd know by now.
 
Yay, I just got my appointment for my 1st shot - next Thursday.

Two rather funny things about this... after 7 years of normal operation, the lock on the main door to my apartment block broke last night, and I was worried in case my vaccine invite arrived today but couldn't get posted. Turns out it did arrive today...

Also, I originally planned to visit my Mum for the first time in 9 months tomorrow and stay through for the week, but decided to cancel incase my vaccine appt turned up and was scheduled for some time next week... and it did.
 
Touring Mars
Yay, I just got my appointment for my 1st shot - next Thursday.
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I'm a little surprised by this. Was it an eligibility issue for you, vaccine rollout difficulties or some unknown? Either way, I hope you get through both of yours like I did mine rather than others who have been hit harder.
 
TexRex
I'm a little surprised by this. Was it an eligibility issue for you, vaccine rollout difficulties or some unknown? Either way, I hope you get through both of yours like I did mine rather than others who have been hit harder.
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The 4 UK nations all have separate vaccine roll outs, and Scotland has opted for mailed invites by age group (with exceptions for key workers and vulnerable groups). Scotland is behind the rest of the UK by a few weeks, but all 40-49 year olds should get their 1st shot by 10th May, and the second shot in June.
 
Touring Mars
The 4 UK nations all have separate vaccine roll outs, and Scotland has opted for mailed invites by age group (with exceptions for key workers and vulnerable groups). Scotland is behind the rest of the UK by a few weeks, but all 40-49 year olds should get their 1st shot by 10th May, and the second shot in June.
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It blows my mind that in a matter of a month I went from "I'll get my first shot in June" (because that's what the campus president negotiated with the state) to "anyone that is 16+ can get it now" as of 3 weeks ago. Then we have places like Scotland that's still on the 40-49 year old tier.

I, too, hope your symptoms are as mild as mine and my son's were.
 
TB
It blows my mind that in a matter of a month I went from "I'll get my first shot in June" (because that's what the campus president negotiated with the state) to "anyone that is 16+ can get it now" as of 3 weeks ago. Then we have places like Scotland that's still on the 40-49 year old tier.

I, too, hope your symptoms are as mild as mine and my son's were.
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I believe the 40-49 tier is the last tier before 'everyone else 16+', so we're hopefully not too far behind.

The annoying thing is that I am literally 100 yards from the vaccination centre!
 
Barra333
Being eligible and being able to get an appointment are very different things though.
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For ours, they just opened it up for walk-ins. The second was scheduled to keep it at 2 weeks later.
 
10 days remaining before i receive my second dose. 👍 i would still try and avoid anyone as much as possible.

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Unfortunately, local situation is at an all time worst here in Bahrain. We were actually doing a great job in 2020 but this year been a mess. There's full on spikes going on and new cases going up. I'm fairly sure that the "indian" one have arrived here, alongside the "UK" one. All of the local volunteers who are working at hospitals and health cares are overworking and stressed. People just don't care as much anymore, they just accepted that they will live or die regardless. This is a really tiny nation mind you so these numbers might be few but believe me, it's a lot.

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And people said "2021 is going to be better than 2020" :lol::lol::lol:

What a bunch of morons. :rolleyes:
 
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2nd one scheduled for tomorrow. Bummed to hear my county also announce they are beginning to wind down operations, though I assume that means the local stadium will stop being the main center to get out mass vaccinations & people can start hitting up the local pharmacies instead.
 

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