[akiddoc]

Russia and China both use similar tech, an adenovirus vector, to the Oxford/AZ vaccines.

Personally, even though mRNA vaccines are completely novel, I'd prefer one of those even if efficacy were similar. Open question when or if FDA will approve this. They are submitting based on international data, with less numbers than the mRNA studies, after already having a long safety pause.

I am with you on that one.

The USA has loads of very empty convention centers around major cities.   I would definitely be ready and willing to be assigned an appointment time at a convention center that was <200 miles from my home.    After the NFL football season, there would also be a large number of doom stadiums that could be utilized too.

I mention driving to a non-hospital location because I suspect the equipment to keep the vaccines cool will be limited AND it will not be possible or practical to go to large urban hospitals or medical centers in Q1 2021.

I am confident the first batches will go to government officials (at least those yet to get COVID), the military and health care workers.   Those groups should exhaust the supplies likely to be available pre-Jan 20, so no need to worry too much about what POTUS45 might or might not recommend.

Practically every clinic and physician office in the USA is used to dealing with vaccines that need freezer storage. Even pharmacies can frequently handle these vaccines. So the Moderna vaccine could be doled out in a multitude of locations. The Pfizer vaccine not so much.

Personally, I think that everyone who gets the vaccine needs to get some kind of documentation. Vaccination may be required for school, college or work in the coming year. We can handle this for children pretty easily. Most states have state-wide data bases for all children to track vaccines. California has that, for example. Although Kaiser refuses to participate for unknown reasons. If your child is vaccinated in Modesto, and you move to Eureka, your new physician should be able to find your child's vaccines in the state data base.

[akiddoc]

Russia and China both use similar tech, an adenovirus vector, to the Oxford/AZ vaccines.

Personally, even though mRNA vaccines are completely novel, I'd prefer one of those even if efficacy were similar. Open question when or if FDA will approve this. They are submitting based on international data, with less numbers than the mRNA studies, after already having a long safety pause.

I am with you on that one.

The USA has loads of very empty convention centers around major cities.   I would definitely be ready and willing to be assigned an appointment time at a convention center that was <200 miles from my home.    After the NFL football season, there would also be a large number of doom stadiums that could be utilized too.

I mention driving to a non-hospital location because I suspect the equipment to keep the vaccines cool will be limited AND it will not be possible or practical to go to large urban hospitals or medical centers in Q1 2021.

I am confident the first batches will go to government officials (at least those yet to get COVID), the military and health care workers.   Those groups should exhaust the supplies likely to be available pre-Jan 20, so no need to worry too much about what POTUS45 might or might not recommend.

Practically every clinic and physician office in the USA is used to dealing with vaccines that need freezer storage. Even pharmacies can frequently handle these vaccines. So the Moderna vaccine could be doled out in a multitude of locations. The Pfizer vaccine not so much.

Personally, I think that everyone who gets the vaccine needs to get some kind of documentation. Vaccination may be required for school, college or work in the coming year. We can handle this for children pretty easily. Most states have state-wide data bases for all children to track vaccines. California has that, for example. Although Kaiser refuses to participate for unknown reasons. If your child is vaccinated in Modesto, and you move to Eureka, your new physician should be able to find your child's vaccines in the state data base.