In a June 23 video press conference, Director of the Mississippi Office of Health Protection Jim Craig shares the Vaccine Equity Planner, created by Ariadne Labs, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Google.

To create herd immunity, about 11 billion COVID-19 shots are needed to vaccinate 70 percent of the world’s population. Rebecca Weintraub suggests G7, the group of leading economies, band together for a campaign and finance it.

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The tool identifies “vaccine deserts,” where people have little or no convenient access to vaccination and potential new vaccination sites to address the gaps and support equitable access.