The technology company Burlington is helping West Virginia become a leader in vaccination
News Highlights: The technology company Burlington is helping West Virginia become a leader in vaccination
Burlington located Everbridge builds emergency communication systems for companies and governments worldwide. The government of Norway uses an Everbridge system to send emergency messages to the entire population. Everbridge also manages it Warnings MA system, which sends weather alerts and COVID-19 updates to Massachusetts residents via robocalls and text messages.
Everbridge was not directly involved in vaccine distribution until Andy Malinoski came along. Malinoski, director of communications at the West Virginia Department of Commerce, had looked to use Everbridge to manage the 2020 census, but decided against it.
Burlington tech firm helps West Virginia become a vaccination leader
Everbridge built a streamlined platform to book inoculations â something Mass. lacks
By Hiawatha Bray Globe Staff,Updated February 2, 2021, 1:01 p.m.
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A West Virginia resident received a COVID-19 vaccination from a Marshall University student nurse in Huntington, W. Va.Sholten Singer | The Herald-Dispatch/Associated Press
Massachusetts may be a world leader in digital technology, but when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations itâs being left in the dust by West Virginia.
Newly eligible residents in Massachusetts seeking COVID vaccine shots may face a bewildering trek through multiple websites littered with complex instructions. But in West Virginia, thereâs just one website to visit, or one toll-free number to call.