D&D and the rising pandemic

[Zardnaar]

The real issue seems to be getting enough arms to put those doses in, before they expire.

That and paying for it.

 

[MoonSong]

Mexico iirc?

Thanks for remembering!

 

[Ryujin]

That and paying for it.

If it's going to expire anyway, give it to someone who needs it before it does. It's sunk cost either way, so might as well be philanthropic.

 

[Zardnaar]

If it's going to expire anyway, give it to someone who needs it before it does. It's sunk cost either way, so might as well be philanthropic.

I suspect the chokepoint is logistics.

 

[Umbran]

If it's going to expire anyway, give it to someone who needs it before it does. It's sunk cost either way, so might as well be philanthropic.

In this context, there'd be an ocean between the vaccine and the person who needed it...

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

In this context, there'd be an ocean between the vaccine and the person who needed it...

True.

OTOH, I’ve read of First Nations communities donating their unused vaccines to surrounding communities when it was feasible.

And MONTHS ago, there was that MD who went around injecting people with first doses from a vial that was half used, but expiring in an hour or two. He actually got in trouble for that because he didn’t follow the guidelines, and was instead putting shots in arms of anyone unvaccinated he could find. He was later cleared of being punished because it was deemed that he had acted ethically, given the situation.

 

[Ryujin]

In this context, there'd be an ocean between the vaccine and the person who needed it...

We can get fruit to Canada, from South America, before it goes bad. We could at least take a shot.

 

[Mirtek]

Just something I consider funny in light of the recent argument about WotC removing mentions of 'brothel' with the latest Errata

Brothel Offers Vaccines With Benefits in Free Sex for the Vaxxed Campaign

A “sauna club” is offering 30-minute vouchers with “lady of their choice” with every COVID vaccine put into an arm.

www.thedailybeast.com

If german brothels foolow suit I may have gotten my booster too early

 

[Not a Hobbit]

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[Umbran]

We can get fruit to Canada, from South America, before it goes bad. We could at least take a shot.

The transport and storage needs of the vaccine are much different from those of fruit. We are talking temps of -76F and below.

Not to mention that you can't just supply the vaccine - you have to have people trained to handle it at the destination.

And we are not talking about a shot. We are talking about hundreds of millions of doses of vaccines, that have to be administered twice over a month, and then again six months later for a booster. That's not like shipping pineapples, that's a commitment to medical services.

Which is not to say it cannot be done. But doing it isn't a simple one-off drop of a box of avocados.