Yale and Columbia Create Interactive Vaccine Allocation Map
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Yale and Columbia Create Interactive Vaccine Allocation Map
A team from Yale and Columbia have created an interactive map of each county in each state proposing how COVID-19 vaccinations could be distributed.
A new interactive map can provide an important tool for policymakers and the public to analyze differences between COVID-19 vaccine distribution strategies. The publicly available map, which displays each county of each state, highlights issues surrounding equity and vulnerability of at-risk groups.
“With over 250 million adults still needing vaccines across the country, who will be first in line to receive them?” said Amy Kapczynski ’03, Professor of Law at Yale Law School and faculty co-director of GHJP. “All people in the United States have been granted the right to have access to free, safe, and effective COVID-19 vaccines. This map will help make sure that this is done fairly and equitably