The Key to West Virginia’s Vaccine Success
The more the state collaborates with those at the local, community level, the greater the vaccine uptake.
As a physician focused on public health in West Virginia, I am accustomed to our state scoring low in all national measures of health. We have high rates of obesity, chronic diseases, and fatal opioid overdoses. Now, however, we are leading in the country’s most important health initiative: We are one of the states with the highest per capita distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, just behind Alaska.
With a state population comparable to that of Phoenix, Arizona, the logistics of vaccine administration and the flexibility to adapt to a rapidly changing situation are
