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Originally Posted by Catlady
My peeve is access. Mega sites are not helpful for people who don't have a car or who are reluctant to use public transportation for fear of being exposed to the virus while on the way to a site. The focus--at least in urban areas--should be on increasing neighborhood sites.
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I totally agree. Getting the vaccines to the people in their neighborhoods and work centers should be a top priority.
Where I live in the suburbs, there is no public transportation. There are no subways in my area at all, not even in the center of towns, and above ground trains for public commuting are very limited or non-existent. Those who cannot drive must either find someone to take them or hire a cab/Uber, which is expensive. Disabled people and the elderly might be able to drive, but going to a walkthrough mega site will be difficult or impossible if they have very limited mobility. We can not expect a mobility challenged person to walk several hundred yards through a mega site and also have to stand up for perhaps hours at a time. We have a few drive-through mega sites which are way more accessible, but most of the mega sites are walk through types in my area.
Here in north Texas we have community centers, American Legion Halls, convention centers, etc. in nearly every town, even small towns have some gathering place that can accommodate 100 or more people, so we should be using more of those places to get the vaccines to local people.