True - a lot of people think a waitlist of people might be the way to go. Unfortunately, the way the system is setup right now, at least from my own experience

True - a lot of people think a waitlist of people might be the way to go. Unfortunately, the way the system is setup right now, at least from my own experience in NY, is not like this. The appointment itself is treated as sacrosanct, and the time on it is meaningless - it only gets you through the door on that day. You can show up at any time. I think the vaccination starts at 7 AM. Considering how far in advance the appointments are given (months at this point) and how inconveniently many centers are located, it's a tough call for most people. It probably would be better to have a separate wait list of opportunistic recipients, who say they can show up at an hour's notice at the end of any day. To prevent abuse, the people vaccinated through this waitlist can't exceed 10-20/day. Honestly, let these people be the family members of the healthcare workers at these sites. I have absolutely no qualms with the household of hospital workers get preferential treatment with the vaccine - they're at elevated risk as it is.