(12-03-2020, 10:16 PM)Genuine Realist Wrote: There will doubtless be systemic problems early on. That's the nature of human reality. I'm also sure the press will headline every one of them. But in a remarkably short time I think it'll all run quite smoothly, which triumph the press will ignore.
Equitable allocation is another matter. I DON'T think we'll go birthday lottery, and the result will be a lot of unnecessary cynicism and corruption.
It shouldn't be that controversial: (i) health care workers, (ii) all old folks' homes/assisted living facilities (and I like the suggestion to get everyone there - residents, staff, etc. - at once), (iii) impacted areas - zip code or nieghborhood (hopefully there are sufficiently usable distribution sites/hospitals (if that's where it has to be) nearby. If you do that in reasonably timely fashion, I think damage would be greatly mitigated from there on out.
The rest of us can get our vaccines when (i)-(iii) are given theirs.
ADD: and given them their stimulus check at the time of the second shot of vaccine (or single shot, if that's the one administered).