US vaccine rollout hindered by faulty coordination, messaging
On Wednesday, US officials declined to provide estimates for the number of vaccines they are giving every day
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. Updated: 07 Jan 2021, 04:51 PM IST Bloomberg
The missteps have put the number of vaccinations well behind targets set by the Trump administration’s US Operation Warp Speed effort
US officials have pledged that vaccinations will accelerate in coming weeks, with a more coordinated program to administer vaccines in nursing homes
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As the US grapples with record hospitalizations and deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic, a crucial vaccination rollout campaign is being impeded by inconsistent messaging and myriad state strategies as a new variant of the virus drives up infection rates, according to public health experts.
U.S. vaccine rollout hindered by faulty coordination, messaging
The missteps have put the number of vaccinations well behind targets set by the Trump administration s U.S. Operation Warp Speed effort.
By Angelica LaVitoBloomberg
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As the U.S. grapples with record hospitalizations and deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic, a crucial vaccination rollout campaign is being impeded by inconsistent messaging and myriad state strategies as a new variant of the virus drives up infection rates, according to public health experts.
The missteps have put the number of vaccinations well behind targets set by the Trump administration’s U.S. Operation Warp Speed effort. About 5.46 million doses have been administered in the U.S. since mid-December, or 32 percent of those that have been distributed across the country and well below the Trump administration’s goal of 20 million by the end of 2020, according to data compiled by Bloomberg News. Vaccination rates have ranged significantly acr
U.S. Vaccinations at 200,000 a Day Run Far Short of ‘Warp Speed’ Bloomberg 12/30/2020 Drew Armstrong, Gabrielle Coppola and John Tozzi
(Bloomberg) The U.S. is vaccinating an average of only 200,000 people a day against Covid-19, and many states have used just a small percentage of the shipments sent to them this month.
Data gathered from states and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services show that while Operation Warp Speed has distributed millions of doses, some states have been slow to get them into people’s arms. The nation almost certainly won t hit the Trump administration’s goal of 20 million vaccinations by year-end, according to a Bloomberg News analysis.
COVID-19 brings shortage of respiratory therapists, and the job itself, into the spotlight
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Respiratory therapists across the country have been feeling the strain of staffing shortages in their field for months. Patient prioritization has often been a necessity during the pandemic, which weighs heavily on the caregivers who see COVID-19 patients at their worst.
That was especially the case on Nov. 14 “hands down the worst day” of Anna Carmean’s career.
The 28-year-old respiratory therapist received more than 25 calls and texts from her colleagues needing her assistance during her shift at Spectrum Health. Unable to be everywhere at once, she had to pick who to help, and who to pass to the next available therapist.
Dec 19, 2020
Dr. Kathleen Cowling, an emergency physician with Covenant for over 25 years, raises her hands in the air after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, in Saginaw, Mich. Dr. Cowling is one of the first Covenant HealthCare employees to get the vaccine. (Kaytie Boomer/Saginaw News via AP)
LANSING, Mich. (AP) A frustrated Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday criticized the Trump administration because Michigan will receive fewer doses of the COVID-19 vaccine than expected in its next allocation, saying she cannot get a “straight answer.”
The state is due 60,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in its second allotment, down from an anticipated 84,825. Several other states have reported similar cuts.