Can Pro-vaccine Influencers Win Instagram?
In a pinch, local governments are turning to influencers. Lots of them. As many influencers as they can get. “More is better,” says Jeff Niederdeppe, a communications professor at Cornell…
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Why Is Vaccination Going So Slowly?
In addition to hospitals, states sent the vaccine to county health departments because, the thinking was, health departments could get doses into arms quickly. Health departments “know how to do…
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Surprise COVID-19 Vaccine Giveaways Are Getting Dangerous
In theory, random extra-dose lotteries give anyone a chance at early vaccination. In practice, though, they privilege those who have the time to wait all day and the wherewithal to…
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Thanksgiving Will Delay COVID-19 Case Reporting
However although the reporting infrastructure slows over weekends, the virus doesn’t. Later within the week, the info “catch up,” with higher-than-average numbers on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Holidays are inclined…
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