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In 2008, the University of Minnesota won a Guinness World Record for vaccinating 11,358 people for flu in one day
Then Vanderbilt stole the record by vaccinating 12,850 people in 2011
Then Kaiser Permanente blew away the record by vaccinating 47,259 people in 2012
Then Vanderbilt stole the record by vaccinating 12,850 people in 2011
Then Kaiser Permanente blew away the record by vaccinating 47,259 people in 2012
(Kaiser totally shouldn't count since they're a huge health care system, but whatever)
Anyway, mass vaccination is totally possible in the US, and actually the record has ONLY been held in the US
I actually participated in the 2008 one :) it was assembly line style, and the line was HUGE
They do still take your insurance, it's not a free vaccine. They can bill a state program if you don't have insurance. So there need to be big tables of people taking down insurance information.
Or in this case the VACCINE is free but the appointment and services of a nurse are covered by your insurer.
Hopefully there will be enough vaccine to do something similar this time. Although doing it in a way that doesn't become a COVID superspreader event itself may be a challenge.
One problem is the medical record computer systems aren't really set up for getting people in and out fast (they need an appointment set up, and then verified insurance info AT the appointment, etc.). Maybe some techies can fix this.
Like imagine a web site that lets you punch in all your info, checks your insurance number, and then helps you schedule a general time and place to show up to get the shot (that only takes 2 minutes).. that would be very useful right now
