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To Bridge The Digital Divide, Biden Administration Launches Vaccine Hotline
at 4:01 am NPR
In the early months of the vaccination campaign, Internet access was essential to the search for a vaccination appointment.
But given that more than 14 million people in the U.S. lack reliable access to high speed Internet, technology has been a barrier for some Americans.
To help overcome this digital divide, the Biden administration has launched a new vaccination assistance hotline for people who would prefer to get information via telephone. It s part of the administration s push to get 70% of adults in the U.S. vaccinated with at least one dose by July 4.
To help overcome this digital divide, the Biden administration has launched a new vaccination assistance hotline for people who would prefer to get information via telephone. It s part of the administration s push to get 70% of adults in the U.S. vaccinated with at least one dose by July 4. We know that millions of people in America don t have consistent access to broadband or are uncomfortable navigating the web, Dr. Marcella Nunez Smith, who chairs the Biden administration s COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force. Centering equity in our pandemic response, as the President has prioritized, requires us to meet people where they are, Nunez Smith wrote.
Biden administration says the J&J suspension will NOT impact their rollout because the vaccine makes up only 5% of shots and they have enough Pfizer and Moderna doses to vaccinate 300million Americans
The Biden administration said the pause in the Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout will not impact their vaccine goals This announcement will not have a significant impact on our vaccination plan, said Jeff Zients, the White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Johnson & Johnson vaccine makes up less than 5 percent of the recorded shots in arms in the United States to date, he noted
Zients said U.S. has enough Pfizer and Moderna shots on hand for everyone
The two authorities are not revoking emergency authorization of it, but say they are recommending a pause in the administering of it until more data is collected.