“the numbers underscore a key strategic misstep under Trump admin, which asked state & local govts to prioritize people with illnesses that would increase their chances of hospitalization or death, but provided no additional funding to support the efforts” propublica.org/article/counti…
“Many states chose a simpler approach, opening vaccine appointments to everyone 65 and older with minimal on-the-ground outreach to people with chronic illnesses.”
“It made some states go a little bit faster,” said Dr. Grace Lee, a member of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and an infectious diseases physician at Stanford Children’s Health.
“But I think it really increased the inequities early on.”
“But I think it really increased the inequities early on.”
“When vaccinations started in December and January for the general population, the federal Department of Health and Human Services distributed free doses and supplies, but almost no money or staffing to administer the shots.”
“local officials had to decide who would first be eligible for the small amounts of vaccine then available and how to get doses into arms.
They also had to watch for interlopers — many of them young, white & from other locations — who booked appointments they didn’t qualify for”
They also had to watch for interlopers — many of them young, white & from other locations — who booked appointments they didn’t qualify for”
“In counties with more chronic illness, identifying the neighborhoods and housing complexes where residents or critical workers most need the shots — and then actually getting them to accept vaccinations — can be complicated, time-consuming work.”
“Health officials in several counties with high rates of chronic illness said they are making slow progress by focusing resources on small events and mobile teams instead of on sprawling mass vaccination sites.”
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