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Washington state's COVID-19 vaccine planning fell short on logistics, sowing disorder and mistrust

Evan Bush Mike Reicher

February 14, 2021 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Washington

Because Washington state health officials failed to prioritize the planning of basic logistics for disseminating the COVID vaccine, the state quickly fell behind others in vaccinating the most vulnerable and at risk. Realizing that a significant part of the failure stemmed from a reliance on the already overtaxed healthcare sector to deliver the vaccine, the state has since enlisted the National Guard to provide vaccinations at various sites and has seen some improvement.

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