February 10, 2021 By Mike Kruzman & Jon King / news@whmi.com
Livingston County Commissioners are âappalledâ at the metric being used which allocates fewer COVID vaccines to the county than any other in Michigan.
At the Boardâs online meeting, this week, Livingston County Health Department Director Dianne McCormick updated officials on vaccination efforts. Based on her estimates, there are 41,000 local residents eligible to be vaccinated in the two open phases. Since late December, the county has received 4,300 first doses, 1,300 second doses, and is expected to have 1,100 more first doses delivered this week. If those numbers feel low, it doesnât appear that they will get much better soon.
“I’m glad to get it, because we need all the protection we can get,” said Margaret Starrs, one of the first in line.
“I want to be protected. I want to be safe,” added Paul Rapuano, who drove from Branford for the appointment. “There was New Britain, which is further, and there was Hartford. This was closest to me.”
Vaccine Allocation Drives Appointment Availability
As more clinics open up, the amount of vaccine available still isn’t keeping up with demand.
“I would love to vaccinate 1,000 people a week,” said Lea Crown, Meriden’s health director.
Crown said the city only receives 200-300 doses of the vaccine each week.
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05/02/2021 07:22 GMT+7
Brookings Institution, a non-profit public policy organisation based in Washington DC, has run an article highlighting Vietnam’s impressive progress in universal health coverage (UHC) over the past decade.
Providing treatment to a insurance-covered patient at a health care facility in Son La (Photo: VNA)
The article cited a recent research as saying that Vietnam provided a generous benefit package that is more equitable for all.
It held that the takeaway lessons for other developing countries that want to achieve UHC through health insurance include strong political commitment with financial resources and an incremental approach that is attuned to their population. When designing health
Credit: (Josue Lora for the office of the governor)
Jan. 29, 2021: Gov. Phil Murphy observes a COVID-19 vaccination being administered at the Meadowlands mega-site.
With concern growing about the racial disparities in COVID-19 immunizations, Gov. Phil Murphy reiterated his commitment to equitable vaccine access Wednesday and said the state would establish vaccination sites at churches and community organizations to better reach Black and brown residents.
While Murphy offered no immediate details, the steps are part of the state Department of Health’s Vulnerable Populations Plan. The evolving strategy also envisions pop-up vaccination sites, immunization vans and “possibly door to door vaccination in cities hard hit by COVID-19,” DOH communications director Donna Leusner said Wednesday.