EPISODE · Feb 16, 2021 · 24 MIN
What good is a vaccination program without a disadvantage index?
from The Week in Philly from KYW Newsradio · host Audacy
The coronavirus pandemic has been this massive, terrible, exhausting part of our lives for about a year now. And when the vaccines were first announced and started to get distributed -- it felt like the end was finally in sight. But it hasn't really gone the way we thought, just like everything else in this pandemic. So, is there a right way to put together some kind of coherent, effective plan to get everyone vaccinated? And at the core of the issue, what are the biggest roadblocks here that are keeping us from just getting it done? Dr. Harald Schmidt, assistant professor of medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about what we need to do to vaccinate more effectively in the United States.Schmidt and some of his colleagues studied initial vaccine distribution plans by states, you can look at the research here: https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3351&context=facpub
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What good is a vaccination program without a disadvantage index?
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