The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/vaccine-rollout/)
Differing vaccine rollouts across countries have been creating difficulties for Cornell’s international students from delays in receiving FDA-approved doses to ongoing travel restrictions.
REACH Medical and the Tompkins County Health Department have worked together to vaccinate Ithacans facing housing insecurity over the past months.
According to Tompkins County Public Health Director Frank Kruppa, Cornell has been approved as a vaccination site by New York State.
Ithacan seniors 65 and older struggle to receive the vaccines they’re now eligible for, grappling with limited doses and appointments.
To demystify the decisions behind vaccine distribution plans, medical professional and ethicist Dr. Kim Overby, science and technology studies, offered insight into the ethical challenges that complicate the country’s vaccine rollout.