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.

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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.

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I am a 72-year-old with residences in Florida and Connecticut. In Florida, vaccines are available to all permanent and seasonal residents over 65. Connecticut prioritized the 75+ population ahead of those younger.

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.

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Nancy May is the founder of CareManity and the author of How to Survive 911 Medical Emergencies.

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.)

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Many well-intentioned employer policies cause employees economic harm. And have negative health impacts.

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by MakeUsWell

MakeUsWell asked our community,

What's the most important public health issue that the media and government officials are failing to address?

We agree with some of what you wrote. And disagree with other things. But—except for minor grammar or punctuation edits—we  didn't change anything material.

MakeUsWell believes in and practices no censorship in your community.

Here's what you wrote:

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