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Fast-Track Vaccines

Making a COVID-19 vaccine is a challenge. But distributing the vaccine could be the biggest logistical undertaking in human history.

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Could waiving patents increase the global supply of COVID-19 vaccines?

by Samantha Fields
Apr 30, 2021
Advocates for waiving say letting countries make generic vaccines would help. Skeptics say it's not that simple.
Right now, we don't have nearly enough vaccine supply for the world. A big reason for that is patents, said Amy Kapczynski, a law professor at Yale.
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Indian drugmaker says U.S. is hoarding vaccine ingredients

by Scott Tong
Mar 9, 2021
The CEO of the Serum Institute of India said American raw materials are running out due to Biden administration policy.
The CEO of the Serum Institute of India said at a panel last Thursday that American raw materials are running out. Pictured: A Serum Institute employee works on an assembly line for the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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Some college buildings are vaccination sites, but most faculty, students aren't eligible yet

by Kirk Carapezza
Feb 24, 2021
Distribution of vaccines on campuses has sparked debate about whether students and faculty should be getting the shots.
Taylor Davis, 61, teaches at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She said college professors should be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine once K-12 teachers are eligible. “I am more concerned about what an 18-year-old is going to do in their social time than I am a fifth grader,” she said.
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Winter storms interrupt COVID vaccine distribution

by Andy Uhler
Feb 17, 2021
In Austin, as well as at distribution hubs in San Antonio and Dallas, vaccine operations have been paused again Wednesday.
Multiple 18-wheelers wait in traffic on I-35 southbound on Feb. 15, 2021, in Austin, Texas.
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Will offering employees vaccination incentives work?

by Jasmine Garsd
Feb 17, 2021
Behavioral economists say there could be unintended consequences. And rewarding vaccinations remains legally murky.
Could incentives make employees more or less suspicious of COVID-19 vaccinations?
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Unused sports stadiums transformed into mass-vaccination sites

by Sam Whitehead
Feb 15, 2021
Large sports facilities across the country are handling a new kind of crowd: people looking to get inoculated against COVID-19.
People trickle into Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta to receive COVID-19 vaccinations at the site run by the Fulton County Board of Health.
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Big pharmacy chains start giving COVID vaccines today

by David Brancaccio and Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Feb 12, 2021
But it's not as easy as just showing up at a store and expecting to get a shot.
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Online COVID vaccination sign-up poses hurdles for vulnerable populations

by Samantha Fields
Feb 1, 2021
Especially the elderly and marginalized communities.
For people who aren’t comfortable with technology or who aren’t able to be online at all, the current system can be a major barrier to landing a vaccination appointment right now.
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Last-minute COVID vaccine appointments raise questions about equity

by Blake Farmer
Feb 1, 2021
States like Tennessee are learning about the perils of scheduling vaccinations while vaccine supply is unpredictable.
David Gibbs, 86, raced down to a church on short notice to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. However, seniors who are homebound, don't drive or don't use the internet may find it harder to arrange a vaccination.
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How vaccination is going in Appalachia

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Jan 29, 2021
Health systems are having to coordinate coronavirus vaccines across state lines.
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