COVID Vaccine Rollout Pits Fairness against Speed

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January 26, 2021

Public Health COVID Vaccine Rollout Pits Fairness against Speed Emergency physician Leana Wen says we must balance prioritizing those who most "deserve" a vaccine with getting people vaccinated quickly By Marla Broadfoot

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QUOTE OF THE DAY "At this point, the necessary step is to relax the measures and open vaccination up to broader categories of eligibility because there has been a lack of infrastructure to implement this the right way." Leana Wen, emergency physician and former Baltimore health commissioner

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