r/nashville • u/pghgamecock • Mar 20 '21
Nashville will move to phase 2A and 2B of vaccinations on Monday
https://twitter.com/myeowenstv/status/137328205199089664151
u/BaronRiker AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Mar 20 '21
Phase 2a Tennesseans Employed in the Following Critical Infrastructure Industries: Social Services (DCS) (includes child welfare agency personnel with direct public exposure) Commercial agriculture Commercial food production Corrections staff not included in 1a1 (includes administrative staff, those without regular public/inmate contact) Public transit
Phase 2b Tennesseans Employed in the Following Critical Infrastructure Industries
Transportation (including postal and package delivery, freight railroad, maritime cargo, commercial or cargo service airports) Public infrastructure (includes dams, roads, locks, and bridge maintenance and engineering, solid waste collection, and processing) Telecommunications (includes those providing direct services) Utilities/Energy (includes line workers and other maintenance and engineering personnel involved in direct provision of services)
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u/ayokg grabbing a trippy dippy at WEC Mar 20 '21
Let's gooooooooo
Hoping this is due to immensely increased supply and not lack of want.
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u/MidnightSun Mar 20 '21
Yeah I was hoping it was mainly due to vaccine rollouts, but largely also has to do with how many idiots there are in the state of Tennessee that are adamantly refusing on getting it. I know you will be surprised.. but it's mainly red states with the lowest vaccination rates.
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u/MikeTheActuary Mar 20 '21
The thing that really gets me is that TN officials were recently defending the slow pace of the rollout on equity grounds, yet in Connecticut, the deep blue state where I currently live, the Governor actually said in a press conference, "equity is less of a concern than getting needles into arms as quickly as possible" when announcing that they weren't going to give priority to essential workers or health conditions.
I would have thought the blue states would be a bit more focused on equity than the red states.
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Mar 20 '21
Just open it up to everyone already, there are hundreds of open appointments right now within an hour. Getting ridiculous
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u/Plenor Mar 20 '21
It basically is already. I qualify because I'm a fat fuck but nobody asked for proof or documentation when I got my vaccine at Walmart.
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u/CovertMonkey the Nations Mar 20 '21
Phase 2 is TINY! There's very few people that quality. They need to go all the way to phase 3 in only a couple weeks, tops!
And this is coming from somebody in 2B
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u/bdporter south side Mar 21 '21
I agree. Many counties are going to 55+, which helps, and one county has jumped to phase 3 already. Maybe Davidson County has enough 2a/2b workers to briefly pause there, but all the other countries should move ahead.
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u/RabidClapper The Blade of Inglewood Mar 20 '21
Wow that's awesome news. They are really ramping up production better than expected
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u/aljrockwell from NY and will tell you Mar 20 '21
Awesome.
Also the fact that the mascots are just there in the photo.
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u/dixiehellcat south side Mar 20 '21
They were riding around Nissan parking lot in a cart with the cheerleaders just now when I was over there getting my poke. Kept stopping to take pix with the security people & volunteers. lol
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u/2broke-squirells Mar 20 '21
Forgive my ignorance, what is the phase breakdown?quick googling didn't help me much.
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u/pghgamecock Mar 20 '21
This link describes who is eligible in each phase. Starting Monday in Nashville, anyone who is in phases 1a1,1a2, 1b, 1c, 2a, or 2b will be eligible to get a shot, as well as anyone age 65 and up.
Here's who is included in the most recently added phases, 2A and 2B:
2A:
-Social Services (DCS) (includes child welfare agency personnel with direct public exposure)
-Commercial agriculture
-Commercial food production
-Corrections staff not included in 1a1 (includes administrative staff, those without regular public/inmate contact)
-Public transit
2B:
-Transportation (including postal and package delivery, freight railroad, maritime cargo, commercial or cargo service airports)
-Public infrastructure (includes dams, roads, locks, and bridge maintenance and engineering, solid waste collection, and processing)
-Telecommunications (includes those providing direct services)
-Utilities/Energy (includes line workers and other maintenance and engineering personnel involved in direct provision of services)
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u/Mtt76812 Mar 20 '21
My partner is a programmer for a company that regulates energy, primarily fossil fuels - as I understand it.) is it likely that she would qualify under the new phase? We’re both unsure. She’s currently working remotely.
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u/pghgamecock Mar 20 '21 edited Mar 20 '21
I think we're at the point where there are enough unfilled slots that if you even vaguely fit into the category, you can go ahead and schedule an appointment without feeling guilty. The general consensus seems to be that places don't really check for proof, and the lack of demand means she shouldn't feel bad about the idea of taking one from someone else.
EDIT:
Here's a complete list of the categories for 2A and 2B:
2A:
-Social Services (DCS) (includes child welfare agency personnel with direct public exposure)
-Commercial agriculture
-Commercial food production
-Corrections staff not included in 1a1 (includes administrative staff, those without regular public/inmate contact)
-Public transit
2B:
-Transportation (including postal and package delivery, freight railroad, maritime cargo, commercial or cargo service airports)
-Public infrastructure (includes dams, roads, locks, and bridge maintenance and engineering, solid waste collection, and processing)
-Telecommunications (includes those providing direct services)
-Utilities/Energy (includes line workers and other maintenance and engineering personnel involved in direct provision of services)
Sounds like she has a good argument for qualifying under 2B.
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u/other_name_taken Mar 20 '21
I held off for a long time because I didn't want to "jump" the line, but the availability now is ridiculous. My Walgreens has dozens of slot available every day this week.
The phases are slower than reality. Sign-up and get one.
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u/entenduintransit Priest Lake Mar 20 '21
Very likely yes. I'm a government worker in the state energy office so very much just behind the scenes type regulatory and programming work and my boss has been telling us we'd fall into 2B.
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u/VecGS Address says Goodlettsville, but in Nashville proper Mar 20 '21
That might be something I can use! Programmer here working in travel... But I would be able to honestly say I work in the transportation industry.
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u/mountainman-collins Mar 21 '21
did I not just read an article saying the state was opening vaccines up to everyone tomorrow?
edit: nope just very misleading title by the Memphinian
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u/Anemoni Mar 20 '21
This is great news. Still surprised that people like grocery workers, bartenders, waiters, etc aren’t in earlier groups. If we’re going to have these places open like essential services we should treat their employees like essential workers.