Florida
In reply to the discussion: Let's speak frankly about Florida's vaccination process. [View all]Sancho
(9,099 posts)...there is a random, but biased system that caters to white, repubs mostly. No one actually knows who is getting the vaccine deliveries other than a portion that comes to each county health department - estimates of 1/4th to 1/3rd, but the actual number controlled by the DOH offices is suspect.
At any rate, the DOH set ups are usually overrun quickly when they get an allocation even though they have done better the last few weeks as far as I can see around here.
There are a bunch of vaccine allocations to Publix and various health systems (like hospitals). CVS and Walgreens and private MDs don't seem to have much or any vaccine yet. Those hospitals and health systems set up their own email lists or websites that are supposed to follow the DeSatan's rules (over 65 for example). It is a bit misleading, because those hospitals don't always advertise to the public at large, but may send an email or broadcast to some select population - which explains some of the geographic and demographic disparities. I got my vaccine shot from one of the hospital email lists, that was completely booked up within a few hours of the broadcast.
If you have time to hunt on line, and if you know where to look, and if you can travel; then you can get an appointment in a few days or maybe a few weeks. I know a bunch of locals who get an appointment an hour or two away at a hospital or Publix. That's what the snowbirds and folks from South America are doing...someone hunts them down an a appointment, and they fly in and get the vaccine. I suspect that Florida got a large allocation because of DeSatan, but I don't know for sure.