A general reminder that you can't solve a scarce supply problem with technology. All it does is mislead people into thinking that it's the tech that's the proximate problem, not the supply and logistics.
Just so we are clear, tech can disintermediate & enable efficient information discovery through network effects - which is exactly why so many have taken to social media to find oxygen cylinders & life-saving drugs for which thousands of suppliers exist. Doesn't work for vaccines
If you want a tech solution for scarce supply, an online lottery works, but rather obviously, the optics are terrible. If you don't have a supply problem, you don't need appointments cos people can walk into their nearest PHC. Local knowledge & coordination are always better
Always remember that we've done smallpox and polio vaccination at a massive scale without the use of OTPs, appointments, and 504 gateway errors.
And here is a detailed thread that gets into the details of actual vaccine allocations per state and reaffirms the same point - tech solutionism is pointless if there is a supply shortage. 👇🏼
https://twitter.com/ramakumarr/status/1387430268131110913
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