Covid-19: Big Storms Mean Big Vaccine Delays as Bad Weather Wallops the U.S.
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Feb. 28, 2021, 10:15 a.m. ETFeb. 28, 2021, 10:15 a.m. ET
There is new hope that the global vaccine drive will speed up. Women leaving the work force because of the pandemic have led to a “national emergency,” Vice President Kamala Harris said.
Here’s what you need to know:
Vaccines were still being administered on Thursday at a community center in the Bronx.Credit.James Estrin/The New York Times
Just as vaccine distribution was beginning to gather steam in the United States, brutal winter weather is delaying the delivery of hundreds of thousands of doses across the country.
Covid-19: Big Storms Mean Big Vaccine Delays as Bad Weather Wallops the U.S.
Last Updated
Feb. 28, 2021, 10:15 a.m. ETFeb. 28, 2021, 10:15 a.m. ET
There is new hope that the global vaccine drive will speed up. Women leaving the work force because of the pandemic have led to a “national emergency,” Vice President Kamala Harris said.
Here’s what you need to know:
Vaccines were still being administered on Thursday at a community center in the Bronx.Credit.James Estrin/The New York Times
Just as vaccine distribution was beginning to gather steam in the United States, brutal winter weather is delaying the delivery of hundreds of thousands of doses across the country.
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Father Paul Abernathy of Neighborhood Resilience Project receives his covid-19 vaccine at UPMC Mercy Hospital in mid-January. UPMC and other hospital systems in the region have held special clinics in recent weeks to target underserved communities.
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A study from researchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Pharmacy shows that Black residents in many regions of the U.S. will have farther to travel to receive a covid-19 vaccine creating a potential accessibility issue.
“Pharmacies should be easy to access, but in some places there’s low capacity or low density, and the floodgates are opening,” said Lucas Berenbrok, assistant professor at the School of Pharmacy and first author of the study. “When barriers are present, like driving times, there needs to be a plan to reach those people. We can’t forget a
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Older adults leave a vaccination site located inside the Fort Washington Avenue Armory on a bus operated by a senior center in New York. Many older adults and low-income people lack transportation to Covid-19 vaccine sites.(AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Jane Campbell is frustrated.
Campbell, the town commissioner in Davidson, North Carolina, worries that some of her constituents, especially older adults, don’t have a way to get to Covid-19 vaccine sites.
From Davidson, the nearest locations for anyone seeking a shot have been at mass vaccination events in the Charlotte area more than a half hour away, Campbell said. For many older adults who needed transportation, that was too far.