| Operation Warp Speed paved a smooth path to clearance of Covid-19 vaccines, but the launch of the vaccination campaign has thus far been twisting and rocky. State, federal and hospital officials are citing a number of issues contributing to the juddering start, including: - Reductions in the number of shots states were told they would receive, along with limited advance notice as to how many doses would arrive, and when
- Complicated logistics of storing and administration
- Lack of uniform messaging and education to encourage vaccination and introduce people to the vaccines
- A disjointed approach across states and counties
- Little transparency with providers and the public on what to expect
The missteps threaten to squander months of work that were spent developing the vaccines at top speed. Bloomberg's reporting shows missed opportunities at every level, from a laissez-faire approach in Washington to local hospitals where harried health-care workers were left trying to make last-minute decisions in a vacuum. According to data compiled by Bloomberg, 5.46 million doses have been administered in the U.S. since mid-December, or 32% of those that have been distributed across the country and well below the Trump administration's goal of 20 million by the end of 2020. Vaccination rates have ranged greatly across states, with South Dakota using 69% of the doses sent to it and Georgia just 22%. Vaccinating every eligible U.S. citizen is already an enormous effort, especially coupled with another surge in coronavirus cases that has strained some hospitals to the point of turning ambulances away. Still, the U.S. has performed better than other countries like France, where the campaign has been criticized for a bureaucratic start. Health officials have pledged that vaccinations will accelerate in coming weeks, with a more coordinated program to administer shots in nursing homes and the holiday season coming to a close. But the earliest days could be the easiest, intensifying pressure to identify the weaknesses and fix them before trying to reach millions more Americans. The federal government should have invested more money and started educating the public earlier, said Krutika Kuppalli, an infectious disease doctor at the Medical University of South Carolina. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services started a vaccine education campaign in December and plans another push later this month. "We spent $10 billion months ago to develop vaccines," she said. "Why were we not spending money to introduce the public to the vaccines?"—Angelica LaVito | 
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