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"The CDC also maintains a separate list of conditions that “might” increase a person’s risk of serious illness from the virus — ...asthma, cystic fibrosis, and *immune deficiencies* are among them — but Massachusetts... has opted to leave those out of its eligibility criteria." https://twitter.com/BostonGlobe/status/1360589583478620161">https://twitter.com/BostonGlo...
There it is in writing. I& #39;m not in Phase 2. #HighRiskMA #HighRiskCovid19 https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/12/nation/they-have-disabilities-serious-medical-conditions-under-state-guidelines-they-dont-qualify-early-vaccination/">https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/1...
“This has caused inequities even within the disability community because some people are included and others are entirely left out of vaccine allocation plans.” @DrKaraAyers of @ThinkEquitable
I& #39;m glad the @BostonGlobe is covering #HighRiskMa. But it& #39;s pretty late compared to the twitter conversations we& #39;ve been having especially about #HighRiskCA and #HighRiskNY
@SFdirewolf @Aoiferocksitout
@SFdirewolf @Aoiferocksitout
Let& #39;s keep saying the quiet part out loud. Looking at you Charlie @MassGovernor and Secretary Sudders. @MassHHS Your ridgid rules are leaving so many of #HighRiskMa out of the vaccine discussion. https://twitter.com/MGresko2431/status/1360627132855013378?s=19">https://twitter.com/MGresko24...
I am lucky to be able to take walks in the nature center. I might be the only one on the trail but I still have my mask! Because I& #39;m #HighRiskMA and have to wear a mask every time I leave the house.
Various shades of bad is apt way of describing what we& #39;re dealing with (collectively) Excellent thread:
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As much as I complain (or try not to) I know I don& #39;t have a better solution. I know there are too many of us and not enough vaccines. And I know it& #39;s going to be like that for a while.
More from @mattbc
Lets add "catastrophic failure" to Baker& #39;s resume
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Lets add "catastrophic failure" to Baker& #39;s resume
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To stumble means eventually you right yourself and continue moving. To use "stumbling" as a way to describe #HighRiskMA #Covid19 vaccine rollout in MA is an offense to the word stumble. https://twitter.com/NicholeDWBZ/status/1363921508427563013?s=20">https://twitter.com/NicholeDW...
https://twitter.com/walshcaitlin/status/1362473998941052932?s=20">https://twitter.com/walshcait...
Now that CT has switched to an age based system for #covid19 vaccine distribution I& #39;m paranoid that someone in Baker& #39;s task force or the governor himself will just say to hell with MA& #39;s system and copy CA and CT. Would screw over so many in the #HighRiskMA category.
But because of the overly narrow MA list I don& #39;t think an aged based system would affect my place in the queue much at all. 30 something and perfectly healthy if you don& #39;t count my need to routinely inject an immune modulator to keep my crohn& #39;s in remission. 
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Once again we have words that don& #39;t accurately describe the situation. In this case a bad user experience is having an image without alt text. A bad user experience is trying to get concert tickets online (before times). Or taking the T during delays. https://twitter.com/AbbeyNBCBoston/status/1364297204958191617?s=20">https://twitter.com/AbbeyNBCB...
I know Boston pols are critical of the state& #39;s Covid roll out - but they& #39;re also busy with a mayoral race (without the incumbent running).
Go follow the Mayor of Sommerville #HighRiskCovidMA https://twitter.com/JoeCurtatone/status/1364983979179446275?s=20">https://twitter.com/JoeCurtat...
Go follow the Mayor of Sommerville #HighRiskCovidMA https://twitter.com/JoeCurtatone/status/1364983979179446275?s=20">https://twitter.com/JoeCurtat...
Business livelihoods over...lives
They say you still need to mask up even after you& #39;re lucky enough to get a vaccine... Massachusetts is going to prove that. Heads up #HighRiskMA https://twitter.com/alexjgoldstein/status/1366230715768143872?s=19">https://twitter.com/alexjgold...
They say you still need to mask up even after you& #39;re lucky enough to get a vaccine... Massachusetts is going to prove that. Heads up #HighRiskMA https://twitter.com/alexjgoldstein/status/1366230715768143872?s=19">https://twitter.com/alexjgold...
Don& #39;t need a TARDIS to travel time and space, just log onto our vaccine portal... https://twitter.com/shirazita/status/1366801962461757442?s=19">https://twitter.com/shirazita...
In which @mattbc does a great job explaining where I am at and why I have such complicated feelings whenever I see friends vaccine posts.
#HighRiskMA
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#HighRiskMA
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"Everyone" is starting to relax. Or they& #39;re so tired they can& #39;t take it anymore. Policies are changing, Masks are going away, capacity limits are lifting. But I can& #39;t let my guard down. *gestures vaguely in Massachusetts* Thanks Baker #HighRiskMA https://twitter.com/ByMikeBaker/status/1370066235895865346?s=20">https://twitter.com/ByMikeBak...
When you make cable news but not for a good thing. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht"> Doesn& #39;t Baker care about his "image" https://twitter.com/maddow/status/1370108309966032896?s=19">https://twitter.com/maddow/st...
Impending #mbta service cuts are labeled as "Forging Ahead" because PR Spin but shouldn& #39;t we be "Forging Ahead" with our #Covid19 vaccination program instead?
On the 365th day of #Covid19 data, Massachusetts has had 569,620 total confirmed cases.
The last library books I picked up in person @bplboston were ready on March 4, 2020. My last day in the office was March 16, 2020. St. Patrick& #39;s day will be 1 year work from home.
The last library books I picked up in person @bplboston were ready on March 4, 2020. My last day in the office was March 16, 2020. St. Patrick& #39;s day will be 1 year work from home.
At the beginning I was uncertain of how much risk I actually had since I& #39;ve been taking immunosuppressants for nearly 20 years. My GI& #39;s office couldn& #39;t articulate my risk level. I& #39;ve masked and social distanced as much as I can for a whole year. #HighRiskMA #HighRiskCOVID19
And now I& #39;m uncertain when I am eligible for the vaccine, because the CDC drafted 2 lists of conditions, the known risk and the might be at risk. Massachusetts ignores the might be list. I have to keep masking and social distancing. Like my life depends on it. Because it does.
I made this #HighRiskMA thread a month ago... Maybe tomorrow I& #39;ll actually know what& #39;s going on. https://twitter.com/MassGovernor/status/1371942355377487881?s=19">https://twitter.com/MassGover...
Today is a year since I started working remote. I haven& #39;t been in the office since. Everything is zoom and slack.
Dad gets to go since he& #39;s 60+ (and had Covid already) Mom and I are in the last group. She always thought I should go a little before her. But Baker disagrees.
I fully expect to get the vaccine sometime in June and be able to "celebrate" Fourth of July.
I fully expect to get the vaccine sometime in June and be able to "celebrate" Fourth of July.
I think once I get my full shot I will try a walk in the nature center with a mask in my pocket instead of on my ears or around my neck... No one seems to care if you wear one or not out there *right now* I just am always careful because I have to be.
I expect this will be July
I expect this will be July
I& #39;m still worried about spending time with dad. The restaurant capacity limits will be loosened. Fatigue is only increasing. Especially with the https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💉" title="Spritze" aria-label="Emoji: Spritze"> dates announced. I feel a little better about boundaries since he was positive...2 months ago. But I don& #39;t think his habits changed.
His habits of eating in restaurants (and hanging indoors with friends) led to his exposure imo. His cavailer attitudes put me at risk I just wish I& #39;d been more firm last year. But I wanted to see him so I simply went along with it.
This is what I was worried about. I won& #39;t be able to register along with mom and will have to get my own dates booked. No chance of us going together the same time same site... https://twitter.com/kingdomofwench/status/1373774006583762947?s=19">https://twitter.com/kingdomof...
If Baker did consult with "federal health experts", then why did he leave out the 2nd part of the CDC #HighRiskCovid19 list?
Oversight Hearing live tweet: https://twitter.com/stephmsolis/status/1374439749650280449">https://twitter.com/stephmsol...
Oversight Hearing live tweet: https://twitter.com/stephmsolis/status/1374439749650280449">https://twitter.com/stephmsol...
Got the "are you eligible" email from Partners. Sadly I can& #39;t even qualify for the 4/5 group (and be included with mom)
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Yes, a flicker of hesitation wondering if I were to fudge the "right" medical condition to get in that group. But a flicker. #HighRiskCovid19
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Yes, a flicker of hesitation wondering if I were to fudge the "right" medical condition to get in that group. But a flicker. #HighRiskCovid19
A year ago today getting my first batch of humira during Covid. Thankfully I& #39;ve been getting 2 months at a time instead of 1 month. https://twitter.com/walshcaitlin/status/1243563902526504975?s=19">https://twitter.com/walshcait...
Looks like I need to update my twitter handle. The solid organ transplant qualification was dropped. MA just lists it as "Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system)" so I& #39;m eligible as of 4/5. With my mom who& #39;s 55+ #HighRiskCovid19 #HighRiskMA https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-vaccinations-for-individuals-with-certain-medical-conditions">https://www.mass.gov/info-deta...
*further updates twitter handle* thank you vaccine angel and the many friends who wanted me to get something scheduled asap.
Saturday 4/10 at Reggie Lewis Center.
Saturday 4/10 at Reggie Lewis Center.
Just because I& #39;m booked for my 1st dose doesn& #39;t mean the system fixed itself overnight. Vaccine access from eligibility to the ability to book online/at the spur of the moment and drop everything to go https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💉" title="Spritze" aria-label="Emoji: Spritze"> is still inequitable.
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Even with Baker moving up groups once Biden got involved doesn& #39;t mean he solved any problems. The eligibility rules in the end should have been there day 1. So many #HighRiskCovid people are trying to book when the floodgates have opened. I don& #39;t feel bad for using an https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😇" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit Heiligenschein" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit Heiligenschein">.
Don& #39;t punch down, punch up. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🗳️" title="Wahlurne mit Stimmzettel" aria-label="Emoji: Wahlurne mit Stimmzettel"> https://twitter.com/walshcaitlin/status/1380162628044136457">https://twitter.com/walshcait...
This thread is still ongoing at least until May. Might be a little quieter. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💉" title="Spritze" aria-label="Emoji: Spritze"> 1/2 done. https://twitter.com/walshcaitlin/status/1380905343052611584?s=19">https://twitter.com/walshcait...
