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Collected Item: “Vaccine Rollout Complications”

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Vaccine Rollout Complications

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Text story

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People want the vaccine, and they want it now, but the process of clinics and hospitals giving the vaccine is a major process. To start, the vial must be pulled up all at once, and all five doses have to be given within a short time period, or they are ruined. Another complicated problem is the social distancing guidelines. Doctor’s offices are not generally large offices, and patients have to be there for at least fifteen minutes for observation, making drive thru vaccinations improbable. In addition, planning a day to give out vaccines is hard to do in advance, because medical centers have no idea when they will receive the vaccine. The state has control, and currently there seems to be insufficient communication and organization in many states.

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#HST494, #ArizonaStateUniversity, #Vaccines

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https://time.com/5932028/vaccine-rollout-joe-biden/ ; https://communityimpact.com/houston/conroe-montgomery/coronavirus/2021/01/12/montgomery-countys-mass-vaccine-distribution-plan-includes-5-major-drive-thru-sites/

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Alisha Downs

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2021-01-22
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