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The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states because of overwhelming demand for the shots.

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A Florida official's insight into the vaccine distribution chaos

Sun, 2021-01-10 10:23 — mike kraft

‘The truth is, nobody told us what to be ready for’ Roger Desjarlais, county manager in Lee County, Fla., on the unanticipated challenges of rolling out the vaccine. Washington Post

A Florida county manager's description of the challenges in distributing the vaccine

" We’re trying to get this vaccine into people’s arms as fast as we can, but everyone seems to have a better solution than the ones we’re using. I’m not very popular right now. I’ve been called incompetent more times in the last month than I have in my whole career.

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How Florida is failing its most vulnerable seniors with Covid vaccine rollout

Sat, 2021-01-09 13:08 — mike kraft

How Florida is failing its most vulnerable seniors with Covid vaccine rollout Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis opened up the distribution of the coronavirus vaccines to anyone over 65. But that has left many vulnerable seniors confused as to how they can get it. Rosa Flores and Denise Royal, CNN CNN

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How Latinx Health Care Providers United to Spread Information About COVID-19

Thu, 2021-01-07 13:29 — mike kraft

How Latinx Health Care Providers United to Spread Information About COVID-19 “I feel like I’m in the company of brothers and sisters and members of a community who really care, and it feels really, really good.” Anne Blythe INDY Week

It was the first Wednesday after Thanksgiving, and Durham County’s COVID-19 cases were surging much more rapidly than Rodney Jenkins, the county health director, wanted to see.

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Wealthy donors received vaccines through Florida nursing home

Wed, 2021-01-06 10:55 — mike kraft

Wealthy donors received vaccines through Florida nursing home The invitations alarmed local officials and may have violated state and national guidelines. Isaac Stanley-Becker, Shawn Boburg Washington Post

The invitation to affluent Floridians arrived in writing and by telephone.

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New York, Florida tell hospitals to dispense COVID-19 vaccines quicker or lose supply

Mon, 2021-01-04 15:06 — mike kraft

New York, Florida tell hospitals to dispense COVID-19 vaccines quicker or lose supply New York state will begin fining hospitals that do not administer allotted COVID-19 vaccines within a week of receiving their supplies and will decline to provide them with further doses, Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a news conference on Monday. Reuters Staff U.S.

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Confusion and Shortages Impede Some U.S. Vaccination Campaigns

Sun, 2021-01-03 11:15 — mike kraft

Covid-19 Live News: Confusion and Shortages Impede Some U.S. Vaccination Campaigns India has approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and a local version. The virus has taken the life of a young American teacher who became famous for a 2018 video of her students. nytimes

As distribution of Covid-19 vaccines begins to open up to wider segments of the United States population, there have been scenes of chaos across the country.

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As Covid surges in Mississippi Delta, food banks and hospitals are stretched thin

Thu, 2020-12-31 12:49 — mike kraft

A Mississippi community was already struggling. Now, it’s facing its worst Covid outbreak. Three in 1,000 residents in Bolivar County have died from the coronavirus, devastating one of the most vulnerable rural regions in the country. NBC News

JACKSON, Miss. — Four days before Christmas, Chiquikta Fountain watched as a growing line of cars stretched down a mile of road in the Mississippi Delta.

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