How New York City Vaccinated 6 Million People in Less Than a Month

Copyright

2020

Published Date

12/18/2020

Published By

The New York Times

This article looks at how the decisive actions of New York’s health commissioner, Israel Weinstein, prevented a potential outbreak of smallpox. In less than a month's time, he got more than six million people vaccinated, overcoming difficulties such as insufficient vaccine supplies, contact tracing, and determining distribution methods.