# Take a guess at when you will end up being vaccinated **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [December 27, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006 "2020-12-27T04:33:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 24
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/461 "2021-03-10T21:44:42Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Are you talking about California? There’s no such restriction in Ohio. That’s the California rule. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/462 "2021-03-10T22:02:19Z")
And it was yesterday - March 9th. I decided to volunteer as a vaccine worker (I do exciting things like hand out paperwork and affix labels to paperwork and sanitize pens and clipboards) - which made me a “health care worker” - volunteers get first dibs on leftovers at the end of the day. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/463 "2021-03-11T00:16:13Z")
This is a weird question but does vaping count as smoking? I realized I might be eligible earlier than I thought. I _used_ to smoke and switched to e-cig to quit. It’s not good but it’s better. Is there a universal determination? Like even when I do health forms I never know what to put. Yes I inhale nicotine, but not true smoke. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/464 "2021-03-11T00:19:14Z")
Just putting this here for anyone looking forward to being able to visit friends and other loved ones in nursing homes: > **[Covid-19: Biden Administration Opens Nursing Home Doors (Published 2021)](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/03/10/world/covid-19-coronavirus/biden-covid-nursing-homes)** > > Under new guidance, guests can visit residents indoors even without vaccinations. Texas opens up, no masks required, and Maryland will drop most restrictions starting on Friday. A chunk of Hollywood is in Australia, sidestepping the pandemic. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/465 "2021-03-11T01:11:08Z")
> [@Fair\_Rarity](#): > > This is a weird question but does vaping count as smoking? The guidelines I read a few days ago had the definition of a smoker as someone who has smoked 100 cigarettes over their lifetime. According to Arizona, you are a smoker. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/466 "2021-03-11T07:45:56Z")
For those still waiting, Randy Rainbow has your back. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XQTuFudB028/maxresdefault.jpg "MR. BIDEN (Bring My Vaccine) - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQTuFudB028) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/467 "2021-03-11T11:32:06Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Friends in my cohort (the over-mumble group) have started getting notifications to go get vaccinated, so odds are good I’ll get mine within, say, a month. That’d be sooner than I originally expected. And the answer is…today! I got a text from my GP’s office last night telling me I was now eligible to receive my first vaccination. It was a gruelling process, let me tell you: - Receive text last night - Click on link in text - Get told which location to go to (my GP’s office) - View a list of available timeslots, one of which was this morning (others were next week or later in the month) - Check my calendar to see when I’m free - Click on preferred timeslot - Receive second text confirming appointment Total time between the two texts: four minutes (including checking my availability). And the vaccination process was insanely fast - I think I spent all of three minutes in the building. Turn up, confirm identity, get handed a piece of paper, get shown straight into a room, answer a few standard questions, get jabbed, get handed a brochure and a card with the vaccination details on it, and out the door again. But this is the hell those of us living under the yoke of socialized medicine must endure. (Astra Zeneca, for those keeping score. My wife had the Pfizer one two weeks ago, at the same location, with minimal aches, pains or other issues afterwards besides a sore arm. I’m told the side effects for AZ are worse, so I’ve got that to look forward to in the next few days.) ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/468 "2021-03-11T22:21:42Z")
> [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](#): > > I’ve been watching the NYT vaccine tracker, which seems to be based on this [CDC data](https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations). I would basically take the total number of doses injected and divide that by two to get how many people are vaccinated. I know - there’s a heap of reasons that’s not right, but it is a reasonable first order approximate to estimate how long out until I might get vaccinated (I’m a 40s guy who can work at home and seem to have zero co-morbidities, so, yeah. Last in line.) > > Anyway, seems like the J&J vaccine has blown a hole in that algorithm, and the CDC data source hasn’t adjusted. It seems like what I want to know now are two numbers: how many people are fully vaccinated (either the J&J vaccine, or both doses of Pfizer or Moderna) _and_ how many have received only one dose of Pfizer/Moderna. Is this data available anywhere? It’s fine if it’s more granular. It’s just frustrating that I can only find more coarse data. Ok, so to answer my own question: the [CDC](https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations) site now has a cumulative tracker for breakdown by vaccine developer (J&J/Pfizer/Moderna.) Sadly, it isn’t tracked there day-over-day, but presumably if someone were inclined to visit daily and record the value, one could do one’s own tracking with this data. As of today, the J&J is still relatively small - about 600k doses into arms (though 3MM delivered.) ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/469 "2021-03-11T22:27:27Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > For those still waiting, Randy Rainbow has your back. Ok, that was fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/470 "2021-03-12T01:36:31Z")
By early May, if not sooner! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2021, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/471 "2021-03-12T06:18:11Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > March 11, 2021, 6:15 pm Hey, I guessed right! ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2021, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/472 "2021-03-12T07:11:00Z")
So I ended up getting on the state DOH’s collaborative team on COVID vaccinations. We were supposed to meet 3/17. However, tonight I got an emergency meeting notice for tomorrow because President Biden “President Biden announced today that all states must open up vaccine to people 16 years and older starting May 1.” I’m delighted. It’s one thing to say there will be more doses of the vaccine given to states; it’s quite another to mandate that all states MUST start vaccinating _ **everyone** _ who’s over 16 and willing by May 1st. This bodes well. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/473 "2021-03-12T13:09:34Z")
Monday, March 15th, at 345pm through the hospital system where I had my transplant. ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/474 "2021-03-12T15:34:16Z")
Oh my gosh, I and my parents are all scheduled for March 17 for our first Pfizer dose! We kind of wanted the J&J but beggars can’t be choosers, I guess! I can’t believe we got appointments! We’ve been telling ourselves that every person who gets fully vaccinated, even if it’s not us, is still good for us indirectly, but still it has been frustrating. More people at my office are being able to get signed up also. Texas must be getting more doses lately. Thought we’d be waiting until sometime this summer, honestly. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/475 "2021-03-12T15:56:17Z")
Next week California opens vaccinations to a anyone with an underlying health condition. They have a specific list, but according to the LA Times, they will not be requiring any proof. You just need to attest that you have a relevant condition. Because of health privacy issues, it seems. That should be interesting. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/476 "2021-03-13T13:16:23Z")
My second dose of Pfizer is on Friday, but the great news is that I finally got my gf signed up for her first. They are doing mass vaccinations at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh and I got her a spot! ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/477 "2021-03-13T16:24:48Z")
If you are interested in vaccine distribution by state, the CDC has the datasets out publicly… [https://data.cdc.gov/Vaccinations/COVID-19-Vaccine-Distribution-Allocations-by-Juris/saz5-9hgg](https://data.cdc.gov/Vaccinations/COVID-19-Vaccine-Distribution-Allocations-by-Juris/saz5-9hgg) [https://data.cdc.gov/Vaccinations/COVID-19-Vaccine-Distribution-Allocations-by-Juris/w9zu-fywh](https://data.cdc.gov/Vaccinations/COVID-19-Vaccine-Distribution-Allocations-by-Juris/w9zu-fywh) [https://data.cdc.gov/Vaccinations/COVID-19-Vaccine-Distribution-Allocations-by-Juris/b7pe-5nws/data](https://data.cdc.gov/Vaccinations/COVID-19-Vaccine-Distribution-Allocations-by-Juris/b7pe-5nws/data) ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/478 "2021-03-13T16:28:19Z")
I’m volunteering at a clinic within a hospital system, and because the hospital system has access to your chart, you can’t even get to the appointment screen unless you qualify. It even knew my mother had a tetanus shot and had to wait. But big vaccination sites really don’t know - and if you get into our system through a non-health related qualification (like teacher), we don’t check once you arrive - you are scheduled for a vaccine and we AREN’T going to waste that shot telling you no. ---
**Author:** ![Bonum\_Legatum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bonum_legatum/32/6183_2.png) [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/479 "2021-03-13T16:29:27Z")
**"Take a guess at when you will end up being vaccinated"?** I’m guessing late April. But some days I get the feeling that I’m standing in line at the deli and the sign behind the counter is blinking - ‘now serving customer number 101,000,000’ – and my ticket number is 330,000,001 ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006/480 "2021-03-13T16:43:08Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > If you are interested in vaccine distribution by state, the CDC has the datasets out publicly… Great site! Thanks for posting it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006.md?page=25)