On Dec. 30, Broward County in southern Florida (pop. 1.9+M) filled vaccine appointments quickly.  One organization stopped accepting appointments by noon, saying they were filled through February.  A state health department website crashed from the crush of appointment seekers.

In Florida, those that are 65+ can get the vaccine now.

Not surprisingly, appointments for the vaccine are precious.  One can imagine there will be behind-the-doors gifts of appointments to some people by organizations that have shots to give.  "Thank you for all your donations.  Will you be available next week for a vaccine appointment?"

I encourage people to post here when they hear appointments are going to be available publicly in their areas.  

I do think each of us should consider our own situation and whether we think we should be near the front of the line or can let others go in front.  Yes, there are going to be those that we don't think should be at the front that do rush forward, but that doesn't mean that we have to be as reprehensible as they are.

Houston opened appointments for those in their phase 1a and 1b on Monday morning, January 2.  In a few hours, all appointments for January were filled.  More appointments may be opened (at other sites?) as more vaccine arrives.  (In Texas, phase 1b includes 65+ and those younger with certain comorbidities).

Quote:According to the DSHS, Texans in Phase 1B may begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine immediately. Phase 1B includes: 

• People 65 years old and older
  
• People 16 years old and older with at least one chronic medical condition that puts them at increased risk for severe illness from the coronavirus, including but not limited to:
  • Cancer
    
  • Chronic kidney disease
    
  • COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
    
  • Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease or cardiomyopathies
    
  • Solid organ transplantation
    
  • Obesity and severe obesity (body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or higher)
    
  • Pregnancy
    
  • Sickle cell disease
    
  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus
    

We knew they had this info, but they aren't telling the public...

Some news organizations were able to get information of where "outbreaks" were in San Diego County. An "outbreak" is defined as where 3 or more unrelated cases reported being at the same location in the 2 weeks before getting infected.  This doesn't mean they got infected at these places, or that the places are doing anything unsafe.  But it does indicate to me something about the lifestyles of those getting infected.

I'm not going to rehash the info from the 3 part report.  Check it out yourself.

Unfortunately there is no way to know if (say) restaurant visits, health care facilities, etc. are more common in those that got infected (listed here) versus the general population.  So it is impossible to say whether people that get sick were at some kinds of places more or less often, indicating whether such places may be more likely to be involved in the spread or not.

Of interest is the letter from the County Commissioners trying to squelch the publication of the information.  I would bet that SCC commissioners are sitting on this information for SCC.

They also link to a report from Oregon that gives statewide information of cases in a variety of settings for the latest week (congregate living places, workplaces, child care, K-12 schools).  Of interest to me is the inclusion of cases at schools.  Remember, these numbers are new cases within one week.

There is a mention of similar information from Los Angeles County, but I didn't chase it down.

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