Really love this idea, and would encourage you to
evaluate additional barriers to getting vaccines in arms.Maybe this could be via basic surveys or interviews or via browsing some medical publications and talking to vaccine clinic organizers.
Also curious if there is an existing ( or soon to exist) non profit that might be able to assist financially. Global vaccine shortage and insufficient public health tools amidst a pandemic seems like an important, tractable cause. I’d be interested in helping out if it makes sense.
Personally I’d be super excited about a “vaccines for all” type program with initial focus on increasing access to — and delivery of —vaccines against pandemic agents with aims to expand globally . Does anyone know what orgs are doing that? I’d also love to see an org that distributed public health tools like masks and provide materials for and potentially hosted local community sessions to assemble lower cost filtration devices like Corsi-Rosenthal boxes. With the amount of air pollution in much of the world now, this could be helpful for mitigating airborne spread of pandemic pathogens as well as harmful air pollution.
Supply very well could be the main vaccine bottleneck in the UK. In the US, a significant percentage of the population ( I’m forgetting the specifics) has yet to get the bivalent vaccine despite it being free.
When I got my variant booster it was at the same time as a flu shot and that was convenient and offering a twofer might appeal to some, though it may be a bit late for this year.
Another issue in the US is with delivery: healthcare systems here are generally overwhelmed and understaffed. Anecdotally it seems like pharmacies are too. In some places, the paucity of available vaccinators is likely contributing to lower vaccine uptake. Hoping the UK healthcare system is more aptly prepared.
Thanks for sharing and really appreciate that you’re thinking about this .
Really love this idea, and would encourage you to evaluate additional barriers to getting vaccines in arms.Maybe this could be via basic surveys or interviews or via browsing some medical publications and talking to vaccine clinic organizers.
Also curious if there is an existing ( or soon to exist) non profit that might be able to assist financially. Global vaccine shortage and insufficient public health tools amidst a pandemic seems like an important, tractable cause. I’d be interested in helping out if it makes sense.
Personally I’d be super excited about a “vaccines for all” type program with initial focus on increasing access to — and delivery of —vaccines against pandemic agents with aims to expand globally . Does anyone know what orgs are doing that? I’d also love to see an org that distributed public health tools like masks and provide materials for and potentially hosted local community sessions to assemble lower cost filtration devices like Corsi-Rosenthal boxes. With the amount of air pollution in much of the world now, this could be helpful for mitigating airborne spread of pandemic pathogens as well as harmful air pollution.
Supply very well could be the main vaccine bottleneck in the UK. In the US, a significant percentage of the population ( I’m forgetting the specifics) has yet to get the bivalent vaccine despite it being free.
When I got my variant booster it was at the same time as a flu shot and that was convenient and offering a twofer might appeal to some, though it may be a bit late for this year.
Another issue in the US is with delivery: healthcare systems here are generally overwhelmed and understaffed. Anecdotally it seems like pharmacies are too. In some places, the paucity of available vaccinators is likely contributing to lower vaccine uptake. Hoping the UK healthcare system is more aptly prepared.
Thanks for sharing and really appreciate that you’re thinking about this .