Good morning!!!!

[check]

I'm going to make some calls this morning and see if I can at least talk to someone who knows what local distribution is.
Who knows that I'm a 70 year old guy with recent cancer treatment? Medicare? No one had talked to my primary as of last week, so
who has the authority to make these decisions? And where do they get the information other than age and address?

Ken and Paul, have you heard anything about distribution methods in this area?
I know my SIL drove all the way to DE for a shot, she's a baby nurse.

In today's Information Age, this lack of information is worrisome.
I'm guessing February at best.

will start with primary doc again, hate to bother them with call.

This is a huge undertaking. I hope they get it right.
Should have a pool on who gets the vaccination percentages right by end of year.
I'm guessing 66 percent.
Will be wearing masks in public places for awhile.

and then I hope we can move forward, talk about something else, enjoy our restaurant
dinners out and even a hug or two.

Much to our surprise, my wife was put at almost the very top of the list, and we got notice that she had to be in town on Saturday so we drove in, And sure enough, she was vaccinated! Big relief for us here.

Tiny bit of soreness in her arm, but other than that, no side effects. Very efficient set up at the hospital where she got vaccinated as well. And here’s another surprise. We are getting the sense that the vaccinations are going to be rolled out faster than they had predicted, possibly significantly faster.

 

[pennwalk]

I dunno, Drew. I'm hearing rumors that infection rates for the common cold and regular influenza are way down this season. I usually get at least one head cold by this time of year, but not this time around. If wearing a mask, using hand sanitizer, and keeping social distance can keep me healthy, I might just keep doing these things in future cold seasons.

One weird thing I have read is that some colds caused by corona virus may protect you from getting the covid 19 bad. Should we be having cold parties?

Chris

 

[Eric Salop]

Good afternoon all. For a bit of a change we are enjoying some Scandinavian weather this week, brought here by a brisk and relatively cloud free north easterly breeze. It is keeping the ground frozen, easier for me to walk on, but with grass taking a hammering these last couple few weeks I am having to find extra grazing for the sheep. Today they are munching away at a strip alongside the track to the shed. At this rate I will soon be asking my wife if I can let the sheep onto her lawn, which she hasn't been able to cut for at least a couple months due to it being so wet.

Spectacular cloud pic LS.

Check, great to hear vaccination rollout is going better than expected :thumbsup:

Here the news is that although lots of additional people, such as recently retired doctors, nurses etc have volunteered to give jabs, some local health authorities have been wanting them to undergo "diversity training" and "terrorist awareness training" before they pick can up a syringe. Some admin people never seem to miss an opportunity to make life harder than it needs to be :mur:

 

[PJSprog]

25°F and heavy fog this morning, going up to 45° today.

More catching up to do here.

 

[ronjhall]

Pretty shot of your pond, Ron. Do you keep the pump on to keep it from freezing? Sounds like your doctor friend got a rough ride from his Advantage plan. What's the advantage to an Advantage plan, just the lower premiums? Sounds like my experience with Kaiser: Really low premiums, but the care left much to be desired.

It’s a aerator that keeps oxygen in pond for fish. Important when pond freezes over.
I have not looked at all Advantage plans. There should be one that covers similar to a supplemental. Not all supplemental plans cover everything. I have plan C. Covers everything. Even deductible. No longer offered. It is original Medicare. Plan F has 2 plans. 1.Covers everything. 2. is high deductible. My plan C cost about $312 a month. Goes up about $10 a year.
If you travel supplemental is the best. You are covered at any Dr/Hospital that accepts Medicare.
There are limits on how and when you can switch between supplemental and advantage.
Like any insurance you get what you pay for. One of the problems with searching for a Medicare plan is that agents get paid more commission for selling an Advantage plan.
I am not an expert on this stuff. Find a advocate that is in it for you. Here in Michigan we have a group called Area 1b for the aging. Lot of good info from them.
Company I retired from gave me a HSA that pays over half of my plan cost.
I also have a dental plan through them. I have a separate plan D for prescriptions. Do not miss this. Because there is a penalty for not getting it when you are 65.
Good luck in your search.

 

[daugen]

we are enjoying some Scandinavian weather this week
We blame ours on the Arctic or Canada...

local hospital still had no idea when and who would contact me.
Keep Checking Please.
They are doing medical staff now, as expected.
Apparently the CDC is involved and you would think there would be a spokesperson saying something on the news.
the impression I got is that hospital would be contacting me vs primary care provider since hospital has refrigeration capability.

sun is trying to break through the clouds, lot of grey weather lately.

 

[sodamo]

65°F and .18 inches rain.

Hope to be kinda day I can get back to my project.

Cottage tenant came down yesterday and we went over some of the finer points of buying a tractor. His property is 11 acres and come to realize his JD rider isn’t going to cut it outside his fenced plot. Of course he knows about TBN. Likely he’ll opt for a Kubota model in part for dealer support.

Zoom Happy Hour this afternoon. That 40 minutes has become our primary social venue.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[txdon]

the impression I got is that hospital would be contacting me vs primary care provider since hospital has refrigeration capability.

I called HEB pharmacy this morning, they said they are still on 1-A in this county and will be all week and cannot go to 1-b unless more vaccine is delivered.

Drew the impression I got is that you call a place that is on the state distribution list and get on their waiting list and they will call you when they have enough vaccine. You have to make the call to get on the list -nobody will call you unless you have made the initial call to sign-up and are on their list.

Drew I looked at the PA health dept web site, could not find the specific locations and doses they received like Texas has. All it says is that CVS and Walgreens is distributing the first wave, I would call one of them to see when they predict the second wave of doses will be given.

 

[Looking4new]

daugen, that's O.K., you can blame us Canadians for your cooler weather, we got broad shoulders.

 

[kenmbz]

Drew - List of vaccine sites and info will be available after Jan 6th for PA.