An update on the COVID-19 vaccination rollout and health impacts in Hawaii Sydney Kurle | Mar 9, 2021 Share this: On Thursday the Hawaii Economic Association held a webinar titled “Vaccinating Hawai’i: Update on the COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout and Health Impacts.” This webinar focused both on an overview and update on the state’s vaccine rollout and an on-the-ground perspective from physicians. The panelists also addressed questions on vaccine safety, efficacy and limitations. The panelists were top stakeholders in the vaccine rollout and pandemic response, they included Hawaii’s Lieutenant Governor Josh Green and Todd Allen, senior vice president and chief quality officer at The Queen’s Health Systems. Also included was Melinda Ashton, executive vice president and chief quality officer of Hawai’i Pacific Health, and Tarquin Collis, chief of the Department of Infectious Diseases and chief of Medical Specialties at Kaiser Permanente.