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The big picture: With COVID vaccine production and distribution ramping up, we're going to reach a moment when supply exceeds demand, which puts a premium on finding ways to persuade the persuadable on the value of vaccines.

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OPINION: Despite problems, America's vaccine rollout has been among the best in the world

Sun, 2021-02-21 12:52 — mike kraft

America's vaccine rollout has been among the best in the world It hasn't been perfect. It could be a whole lot worse. Dave Lawler Axios

America’s much-maligned vaccine rollout is actually going relatively well, at least compared to other wealthy countries.

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Although US Covid-19 numbers may be slowing experts project tens of thousands more deaths in next 3 months

Sun, 2021-02-21 11:13 — mike kraft

US Covid-19 numbers may be slowing but experts project tens of thousands more deaths in next 3 months Covid-19 trends may be encouraging in recent weeks -- but a new forecast offered a grim reminder the US is not in the clear. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

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Texas power blackouts illustrate weakeness of U.s. infracstructuret

Sat, 2021-02-20 19:51 — mike kraft

Even as Texas struggled to restore electricity and water over the past week, signs of the risks posed by increasingly extreme weather to America’s aging infrastructure were cropping up across the country.

The week’s continent-spanning winter storms triggered blackouts in Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi and several other states. One-third of oil production in the nation was halted. Drinking-water systems in Ohio were knocked offline. Road networks nationwide were paralyzed and vaccination efforts in 20 states were disrupted.

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A guide to the coronavirus vaccination rollout

Sat, 2021-02-20 16:54 — mike kraft

COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker, Distribution Maps and FAQ A guide to the coronavirus vaccination rollout and what you need to know about the authorized vaccines Time

Since Dec. 14, 2020, when an intensive care nurse in New York became the first American to receive an injection of a COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. has allotted 55.6 million initial doses of two cutting-edge inoculations, from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, that represent the greatest hope for closure to a pandemic that has claimed 2 million lives worldwide, including nearly 496,000 Americans—by far the largest toll of any nation.

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Explanation of how have storms affected shipments of COVID-19 vaccinations

Sat, 2021-02-20 12:17 — mike kraft

EXPLAINER: How have storms affected COVID-19 vaccinations? NEW YORK (AP) — Efforts to vaccinate Americans against COVID-19 have been stymied by a series of winter storms and outages that have hobbled transportation hubs and highways in parts of the... AP NEWS

NEW YORK (AP) — Efforts to vaccinate Americans against COVID-19 have been stymied by a series of winter storms and outages that have hobbled transportation hubs and highways in parts of the country not used to extreme cold weather.

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