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9 Jan, 6 tweets, 2 min read
This could be a chapter of my book Monopolized, I swear.
So if you look at this map it may confuse you to see that the top state in terms of getting the vaccine doses out is West Virginia. That's one of them anti-gubmint red states! How? Well...
bloomberg.com/graphics/covid…
Well, West Virginia was the only state that didn't sign a contract with the federal government to let CVS and Walgreens administer the vaccination program in nursing homes.
scpr.org/news/2021/01/0…
West Virginia has almost no chain pharmacies. The state instead delivered the supply to independent pharmacists, who had existing relationships with nursing homes in the state. As a result every facility in WV has gone through a first dose.
The CVS/Walgreens plan got out very slow and the low numbers are a result. Fully half of these states' allotments are going to this nursing home project.
The other state with the highest percentage of doses into arms is North Dakota. That state has a law that effectively bans chain pharmacies, because of an ownership law that requires pharmacies to be registered within the state.
ilsr.org/big-win-local-…
So CVS/Walgreens: disastrous vaccine rollout.
Independent pharmacies: best rollout in the country.
Monopolistic harms are not just about price.
thenewpress.com/books/monopoli…

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Well.
Good to know at the outset that Biden doesn't want to be a successful president. #DayOneAgenda
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