Who benefits from this??: New Hampshire recently shut down all state-run COVID vaccination sites

[BeckyDem]

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[FBaggins]

1. Non-state-run sites?

Is there any indication that the other sites (pharmacies/community health centers/ hospitals) can't handle the current demand for vaccinations?

[BeckyDem]

2. I don't know, but it would seem cautious to keep the state ones running.

I don't get the benefit of not having them.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

3. Wasting money staffing sites that aren't getting used?

It isn't last year when I had to drive 45 minutes in rush hour to get my initial shots from a state-run site that I had to book a couple weeks in advance. Now there is ample supply at pharmacies and probably no trouble getting appointments for them. I got my boosters at a Walgreens a 1/2 mile om my house, and was able to get the appointments within 24 hours of scheduling.
And besides, anyone who can get a shot and wants one has had plenty of opportunity. If you aren't vaxxed now, you either have health issues, are under 5, or just don't want to. I have no sympathy for the last group.

[MerryBlooms]

4. Lack of demand. I received my second booster yesterday

At my doctor's office during regular checkup. Walmart, Walgreen, Albertsons, etc... All have same day Vax appointments.

eta: There all also walk-in, no appointment necessary.

[BeckyDem]

5. Ok, I can understand how some areas would not depend on the state, per se.

Not everyone has access in rural areas and why seniors may be more vulnerable without state services.

I don't see the Republican governor here as a trusted source as a safety net.

[MerryBlooms]

6. Yeah, I hear you. Oregon was fortunate to have a

Democratic governor through the worst, but her term is ending. I hope the folks in your state will be okay, and have easy access to vaccine.

[Mariana]

7. There are still some mobile vaccination teams in operation. nt.

[SoonerPride]

8. I'm sure that they weren't being used anymore

Lack of demand when there are ample other places for those who want to get vaxxed and boosted can do so.

[sl8]

9. The 11 fixed sites were averaging 3 vaccinations per day in March:

https://www.concordmonitor.com/As-COVID-infrastructure-winds-down-N-H-public-health-leaders-worry-about-missed-opportunity-for-investment-45926955

[BeckyDem]

11. Thank you. The article speaks to the concerns I have, missed opportunities the state may

be making with this move.

But there is some concern that the pullback of state-managed COVID services could place a significant burden on some health providers, who are already short-staffed, especially in the event of another large surge. That’s exactly what happened in the late fall and winter, when the state was simultaneously experiencing its worst COVID-19 surge along with high demand for boosters and the vaccine for young children.

[MineralMan]

10. Well, vaccinations have shifted to pharmacies and medical clinics.

I got my first round of vaccinations at a state vaccination center in Minnesota. I signed up for a lottery in January of 2021. In April, I got scheduled. But, once those initial vaccines were completed, my boosters came from the pharmacy at my supermarket.

I think the state centers were there because there was a shortage of supply of vaccines early on. Now, there is no shortage, so they aren't needed.

[BeckyDem]

12. Not necessarily.

But there is some concern that the pullback of state-managed COVID services could place a significant burden on some health providers, who are already short-staffed, especially in the event of another large surge. That’s exactly what happened in the late fall and winter, when the state was simultaneously experiencing its worst COVID-19 surge along with high demand for boosters and the vaccine for young children.

https://www.concordmonitor.com/As-COVID-infrastructure-winds-down-N-H-public-health-leaders-worry-about-missed-opportunity-for-investment-45926955