by Doug Quine
Doug holds a PhD in Neurobiology and Behavior from Cornell University and a BA in Biology from Princeton University.
MakeUsWell edited Doug's writing for brevity and clarity.
Insights
A Contrarian Priority Strategy
by MakeUsWell
Current Situation
As of 2/22/21, ~44.1 M Americans or ~13.4% of the population have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine. Overall ~19.4 M or ~5.9% have received both doses.
In the continental US, West Virginia still leads. ~9.7% of the people there have received both doses. Alaska is at ~11.3% of the population with both doses. West Virginia has ~2.5X the population of Alaska.
California at ~5% is under-performing, especially given the state's technological prowess.
Insights From Israel
by MakeUsWell
Nota Bene
MakeUsWell knows the American market, cold. We also know the UK and Indian markets fairly well. Although some of us have worked and dabbled in the Israeli market, we lack in-depth knowledge and understanding of Israel and her market.
So, we turned to people and publications that have accumulated knowledge and are top-notch in Israel.
Our ally Israel, like us, is suffering from political turmoil and mistrust towards the government. Ergo, we took special care to ensure that our sources—like MakeUsWell—are non-partisan, and driven by science and data.
Gaming the Vaccine Distribution Rules
by Mike Critelli
Both states are utterly failing to achieve equitable access to vaccinations. And in both states people are gaming the systems in ways that increase the inequities.
Insights
by Nancy May
The Social Gerontology and Health Lab at Yale School of Public Health called her book, “an incredibly useful resource for the caregiver community.”
Separate from the survey, Nancy shared this with us. (We edited for clarity and brevity.)
Many well-intentioned employer policies cause employees economic harm. And have negative health impacts.