Originally Posted by
ldamelio
Just a data point- apolitical - I think the reported doses administered are well behind the actual in the US. Distribution processes at the point pf care (ie, your local hospital) have needed to be set up so rapidly that data and tracking became secondary to getting the job done. Also, the allocation process in some states (use it all up before you get more) encouraged this. The hospitals doing distribution are the same ones busting at the seams with Covid patients, every other disease is still going on, and some are worse than ever this year (trauma and behavioral health), staff shortages/illness are up, finances are rough, etc. End of year reporting requirements for everything else also strain hospital data FTE resources this time of year. At my place, we've given 2400 and are caught up on reporting. However, a few days ago, we had given 1700 and only reported 250 to the state. It took a few days to work out the details and catch up. It seems simple on the surface, but there are disparate data systems and disparate HCP groups involved from an HR perspective (employees, contracted personnel,volunteers, private practitioners and their staff, etc.) I think you will see the gap between doses distributed and administered narrow in the upcoming week.