• Darthsenio_Mall [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I got a vaccine appointment after refreshing 6 different web pages basically continuously for ten hours straight before i could find a cancellation and register for it before someone else beat me to it/a script picked it up. That getting a vaccination is a matter of such competition feels extremely american.

    • BigLadKarlLiebknecht [he/him, comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      My parents in the U.K. got a phone call asking what time they wanted to come in for a shot next week, with zero effort or outreach on their part…when I mention that to colleagues here in the US, it’s met with a bizarre mixture of complete disbelief that it could be that simple and concern that there was a “database of people”.

      • Septbear [love/loves]
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        4 years ago

        Yeah the database is called being registered with your local gp. So scary.

      • Darthsenio_Mall [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Lol damn, especially at the database of people part. The only difference here is that the database is owned privately by facebook and google.

    • Nik [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Where I live in NY, I qualified for my job. However when getting to the vaccination site, I wasn’t required to show any proof of qualification, which makes me wonder if the system can just be gamed with people claiming they qualify without actually qualifying.