West Virginia leads a nation with 98.3% vaccination rate

[FAUlty Gator]

Just saw interview on CBS.


They ignored the Federal Guidelines. Brought in the National Guard. Focused on the elderly and got them out right away.

The simple reason West Virginia leads the nation in vaccinating nursing home residents

West Virginia’s success holds some important lessons for other states and the rest of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

theconversation.com

 

[LBoogie28]

Good for them, honestly.

 

[BioHawk]

Yeah, nice job. I wish we did something similar, although there might be a bigger supply issue than there was in West Virginia.

 

[ANYCHawk]

Now, if we can get em all to go to the dentist....

 

[Hawk and Awe]

Small, quick and collaborative beats big, slow, and bureaucratic. I hope stories like this continue.

The first important point is that West Virginia opted out of a federal partnership program that relies on the giant CVS and Walgreens pharmacy chains to deliver vaccines to nursing homes. Instead, the state is relying on a network consisting mostly of local pharmacies.

 

[Joes Place]

Just saw interview on CBS.


They ignored the Federal Guidelines. Brought in the National Guard. Focused on the elderly and got them out right away.

The simple reason West Virginia leads the nation in vaccinating nursing home residents

West Virginia’s success holds some important lessons for other states and the rest of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

theconversation.com

...because the "federal plan" was run by an incompetent administration.

BAU.

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

Pessimists would just say West Virginians are used to using needles.

But seriously, good work WV.

 

[hawkland14]

Less federal government involvement tends to work out better for the citizenry.

 

[Joes Place]

Less federal government involvement tends to work out better for the citizenry.

Nope.
Not during pandemics.

Literally why we've had more Covid deaths in under a year than all of the US deaths in WWII already.

 

[Jimmy McGill]