12-23-2020, 12:03 PM
Odd... We heard on Saturday that the Moderna vaccine was shipping. We saw pictures of trucks leaving the warehouse on Sunday. We've been told that they are using FedEx and UPS. San Jose has a large airport, with two other large airports within an hour's drive.
Here it is Wednesday. I see nothing at SCC PHD vaccine page to indicate vaccine has arrived. (I don't find Stanford's dashboard.) The Mercury News has nothing about the vaccine arriving. What's up, or not up????
(A link for LA County vaccine dashboard)
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I am also concerned that SCC has not said anything about giving vaccines to LTCF residents. As I pointed out previously, it appears that they have directed all their supply to the hospitals. 23K was expected by Stanford yesterday (and Stanford indicated nothing about vaccinating anyone but the people that work/volunteer at their hospital). The total vaccine allocated to SCC in the first 2 weeks is essentially equivalent to the 23K HCP at Stanford and the 40K total at the other hospitals. I can't imagine any reason one hospital would get 100% of their HCP and the others wouldn't.
But, the state's guidance gives equal priority to LTCF residents as to the hospital staff (drivers, cleaning staff, etc) and paramedics. What does SCC say about vaccinations to LTCF? So far nothing. Look at SCC's vaccine plan submission to the state on Dec. 8, in response to question 3B
"Have you established any point of dispensing (POD) agreements to potentially vaccinate Phase 1a populations? List entities with whom you have agreements and who they’ve agreed to vaccinate."
The county responds
"We plan on establishing POD agreements with all of the acute care hospitals, including multi-county entities, to ensure that all county residents in the Phase 1a population will be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
...If there is still a gap in the Phase 1a population after the hospital systems reach their capacity to vaccinate, PHDwill provide any additional needed vaccinations. [Local Health Department] will be responsible also as vaccine administrator for SNF staff as well as for small Community Clinic staff."
It is as if SCC did not read the state's guidance on Phase 1a population that includes LTCF (not just SNF) residents. They seem to have missed:
"Residents of skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and similar long-term care settings for older or medically vulnerable individuals."
SCC does not mention assisted living facilities and similar long-term care settings. SCC does not mention residents in who they intend to vaccinate.
Here it is Wednesday. I see nothing at SCC PHD vaccine page to indicate vaccine has arrived. (I don't find Stanford's dashboard.) The Mercury News has nothing about the vaccine arriving. What's up, or not up????
(A link for LA County vaccine dashboard)
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I am also concerned that SCC has not said anything about giving vaccines to LTCF residents. As I pointed out previously, it appears that they have directed all their supply to the hospitals. 23K was expected by Stanford yesterday (and Stanford indicated nothing about vaccinating anyone but the people that work/volunteer at their hospital). The total vaccine allocated to SCC in the first 2 weeks is essentially equivalent to the 23K HCP at Stanford and the 40K total at the other hospitals. I can't imagine any reason one hospital would get 100% of their HCP and the others wouldn't.
But, the state's guidance gives equal priority to LTCF residents as to the hospital staff (drivers, cleaning staff, etc) and paramedics. What does SCC say about vaccinations to LTCF? So far nothing. Look at SCC's vaccine plan submission to the state on Dec. 8, in response to question 3B
"Have you established any point of dispensing (POD) agreements to potentially vaccinate Phase 1a populations? List entities with whom you have agreements and who they’ve agreed to vaccinate."
The county responds
"We plan on establishing POD agreements with all of the acute care hospitals, including multi-county entities, to ensure that all county residents in the Phase 1a population will be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
...If there is still a gap in the Phase 1a population after the hospital systems reach their capacity to vaccinate, PHDwill provide any additional needed vaccinations. [Local Health Department] will be responsible also as vaccine administrator for SNF staff as well as for small Community Clinic staff."
It is as if SCC did not read the state's guidance on Phase 1a population that includes LTCF (not just SNF) residents. They seem to have missed:
"Residents of skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and similar long-term care settings for older or medically vulnerable individuals."
SCC does not mention assisted living facilities and similar long-term care settings. SCC does not mention residents in who they intend to vaccinate.