Big Business Boosts Vaccine Effort, but It’s ‘Complex Choreography’ to Get Shots in Arms
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As states await the promise of a renewed federal pandemic response and expand the number of Americans who qualify for a shot, some governors are trying to scale up their covid vaccine operations — and smooth out the kinks — with the help of the private sector.
In Washington state, Starbucks, Microsoft and Costco are lending logistical expertise and manpower to public health agencies that are trying to dispatch their doses of vaccines more efficiently.
Over the weekend, thousands of people filed through the Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina — now serving as a mass vaccine site — run by Honeywell and other local businesses that have partnered with the state.
And on Monday, Google pledged $150 million to “promote vaccine education and equitable distribution” and to make it easier for … Read the rest
