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Part of it is that it is a real logistical challenge to get the vaccines to all the right people at the right time.  There will be some people who will no-show for their appointment.  There will be others who might get sick at the last minute and will be turned away.  There will be some vials where you get an extra dose out of.  And you probably pad the vaccine doses just in case a vial breaks or has to be rejected for some reason, so you wind up scheduling fewer people than there are doses.  Normally, that's not a big deal; you just put the vial back in the fridge and pick up where you left off the next day.  But in this case, you have five days from when you thaw the vaccine to use it so that there is the very real possibility that if you don't give it to someone, anyone, you will lose it.  It is better to give the vaccine to a researcher with a Stanford ID who might not otherwise qualify than to have to waste the dose.

Up close, this will look messy and imperfect, and make some people mad about unfairness, but on the whole, most of the people who need to get vaccinated will, and this is definitely something where perfect is the enemy of good.

BC

[BostonCard]

Part of it is that it is a real logistical challenge to get the vaccines to all the right people at the right time.  There will be some people who will no-show for their appointment.  There will be others who might get sick at the last minute and will be turned away.  There will be some vials where you get an extra dose out of.  And you probably pad the vaccine doses just in case a vial breaks or has to be rejected for some reason, so you wind up scheduling fewer people than there are doses.  Normally, that's not a big deal; you just put the vial back in the fridge and pick up where you left off the next day.  But in this case, you have five days from when you thaw the vaccine to use it so that there is the very real possibility that if you don't give it to someone, anyone, you will lose it.  It is better to give the vaccine to a researcher with a Stanford ID who might not otherwise qualify than to have to waste the dose.

Up close, this will look messy and imperfect, and make some people mad about unfairness, but on the whole, most of the people who need to get vaccinated will, and this is definitely something where perfect is the enemy of good.

BC