I appreciate the information but that pretty much sounds like politician speak for "we don't have a plan but we have a plan" lol though I don't mean that rudely it's just answering the inquiry without actually answering it. All states had to submit to the CDC distribution plans back in October but not all states have publicly published their Phases which isn't the same as the distribution plan submitted to the CDC.
I can totally understand wondering how they will actually go about making sure someone who has diabetes actually has it, that part I get and it's one that I'm guessing my state, outside of current patients in hospitals where medical records are known, they will be going more on the honor system.
While this makes my comment way long here's what my state listed as their phases:
Phase 1:
• Health care workers
• Residents or patients in long-term care facilities and senior housing
• Workers critical to pandemic response continuity
Phase 2: (CURRENT PHASE)
• Persons aged 65 and older
• High-contact critical workers necessary to maintain systems, assets, and activities that are vital to the state security, the economy or public health, or who interact with large numbers of contacts and job-related COVID-19 exposure. COVID-19 risk is associated with the likelihood of infecting oneself or spreading the virus. Factors that increase risk include proximity, type of contact, duration of contacts and challenges to implement protective measures. This includes:
o Firefighters, police officers, first responders, and correction officers
o Grocery store workers and food services
o K-12 and childcare workers, including teachers, custodians, drivers, and other staff
o Food processing, including meat processing plants
o Large-scale aviation manufacturing plants
o Transportation workers
o Workers in retail, agriculture, supply of critical services or materials for COVID-19 response, the U.S. Postal Service, and Department of motor vehicles
• Those living or working in licensed congregate settings and other special care or congregate environments where social distancing is not possible, including:
o Homeless shelters
o Congregate childcare institutions
o Emergency shelters or safe houses
o Corrections facilities
o Behavioral health institutions
Phase 3:
• Those aged 16-64 with serious medical conditions that increase the risk for severe illness from COVID-19, including:
o Cancer
o Chronic kidney disease
o Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
o Down Syndrome
o Heart conditions like cardiomyopathies
o Immunocompromised state from solid organ transplant
o Type 2 diabetes
o Sickle cell disease
o Pregnant patients
• Other non-health care workers in critical infrastructure who cannot work remotely, including:
o Agricultural and food workers not included in previous phases
o Workers performing in-person activities indoors, in critical manufacturing, not included in previous phases. This includes aviation and production of critical supplies for the COVID response
o Utility workers
o Social service and government workers not included in previous phases
o Logistics workers, such as truck transportation workers, couriers and others
o Water and wastewater workers
o Shelter and housing workers, finance workers
o Information technology and communications workers
Phase 4:
• Those aged 16-64 with other medical conditions that increase the risk for severe illness from COVID-19 such as:
o Asthma
o Cerebrovascular disease
o Cystic Fibrosis
o Immunocompromised state from blood or bone marrow transplant, immune deficiencies, or use of immune weakening medicines
o Neurologic conditions such as dementia
o Liver disease
o Pulmonary fibrosis
o Type 1 diabetes
o Obesity and severe obesity
Phase 5:
• The rest of the population 16 and older
• Potentially children, dependent upon further research on the effectiveness and risks associated with vaccinating kids
So the questions more in my state become proof of medical condition (doubt they will outside of hospital systems just due to sensitive medical information but hey you never know) and what facilities (hospitals, pharmacies, county run and eventually state run vaccine clinics) will we funnel the people to. Where I live specifically one could be eligible across state lines (and that's working as intended) or in another county.
Makes sense
. I said with minimal guidance from the state. That is a neutral comment not meant to indicate good or bad. Some counties will and have fared better with minimal guidance from their state and some haven't. It's a bit telling you assumed I meant bad as if you became defensive at any perceived criticism to your state, is that why you're being more curt than needed to the other person and now me?
