Opinion: U.S. vaccines surge while rest of world waits
Gregg Gonsalves
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Gregg Gonsalves, an epidemiologist and global health advocate.Associated Press
I am sorry to tell you that you’re not getting a COVID-19 vaccine appointment for a while. Actually, you’re not getting a vaccine until 2022 or perhaps 2023. We only have a few doses for Connecticut, fewer for New Haven, and can only provide a COVID-19 vaccine to 25 percent of Americans this year if we’re lucky. Sorry. Better luck next pandemic.
Sounds like a joke, right? You know there is plenty of vaccine out there, so this must just be a terrible attempt at humor. Right?
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