INFORMS Open Forum

Good morning,

Due to various issues I have not sent out a COVID-19 update in some time. I apologize for that, but the updates will begin again this morning.

In the meantime, we have a number of news stories from the past few weeks which have included INFORMS members that you may be interested in. Those are pasted below.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,
Jeff Cohen

INFORMS Members In The News (12/21/20 – 1/11/20)

 

• The year in food: Online delivery changed how we eat in 2020 (USA Today)

December 22, 2020

Member: Anna Nagurney

 

• Millions head to the airport despite CDC recommendations (KOLD 13 News)

December 21, 2020

Member: Sheldon Jacobson

 

• COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive As Pandemic Worsens In NC (WFAE 90.7)

December 21, 2020

Member: Julie Swann

 

• The real reason people think Dippin' Dots can help with the COVID vaccine (mashed)

December 21, 2020

Member: Julie Swann

 

• Moderna COVID-19 vaccines arriving to Georgia (11 Alive)

December 21, 2020

Member: Julie Swann

 

• N.C. State Expert Provides Insight into Coronavirus Vaccine (Spectrum News 1)

December 21, 2020

Member: Julie Swann

 

• The Engineer Using Science to Build a Better World After Coronavirus (Vice)

December 22, 2020

Member: Pinar Keskinocak

 

• UPS, Freight Companies Love Newest Version Of Boeing's Oldest Plane, The 747 8F (Forbes)

December 22, 2020

Member: Anna Nagurney

 

• Are you eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine? Washington state to launch tool, rely on honor system (The Seattle Times)

December 31, 2020

Member: Tinglong Dai

 

• Collaboration, not competition, will lead to more COVID-19 vaccine options (The Washington Times)

December 24, 2020

Member: Sheldon Jacobson

 

• Opinion: Looking toward a post-vaccine COVID-19 America (The Detroit News)

December 27, 2020

Member: Sheldon Jacobson

 

• The Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine Could be a Game-Changer for Inequality (Barrons)

December 31, 2020

Member: Christopher Tang

 

• How will you be told when it's your turn for a COVID-19 vaccine? It's complicated (USA Today)

December 24, 2020

Member: Tinglong Dai

 

• Baltimore-area nursing home staff, residents inoculated against COVID-19 as the vaccination program continues (The Baltimore Sun)

December 23, 2020

Member: Tinglong Dai

 

• COVID-19 diagnostic testing and viral load reporting (VOX)

December 23, 2020

Member: Tinglong Dai

 

• Kemp: Vaccine distribution going 'a little slower' than anticipated (11 Alive)

December 29, 2020

Member: Pinar Keskinocak

 

• Mass vaccination clinics could begin next week, as health officials are still figuring out logistics (11 Alive)

December 31, 2020

Member: Julie Swann

 

• Sluggish Vaccine Campaign Raises Specter Of U.S. Dysfunction (Financial Advisor)

December 31, 2020

Member: Julie Swann

 

• COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Is Not Going Well At 1 Boston Hospital (WEMC)

December 24, 2020

Member: Julie Swann

 

• How will people actually get covid-19 vaccines? (Futurity)

December 30, 2020

Member: Julie Swann

 

• India Coronavirus Dispatch: What is govt's plan for vaccine side effects? (Business Standard)

December 20, 2020

Member: Tinglong Dai

 

• 365 Days Of COVID-19: The Year In Pandemic Science (Spectrum News 1)

December 30, 2020

Member: Oguz Alagoz

 

• Are you eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine? Washington state to launch tool, rely on honor system (The Wenatchee World)

January 1, 2021

Member: Tinglong Dai

 

• New year, same problem of spiking COVID-19 cases for hospitals (CBS 46)

January 1, 2021

Member: Pinar Keskinocak

 

• 'Fairmandering' draws fair districts using data science (Livingston County News)

January 4, 2021

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• Rolling Out a COVID-19 Vaccine at Surgery Centers (Relias Media)

January 1, 2021

Member: Tinglong Dai

 

• Pfizer drops the blue pill, kicks off 2021 with new DNA logo (Pharmaphorum)

January 6, 2021

Member: Tinglong Dai

 

• 'Chaos and confusion': Hoosiers await COVID-19 vaccine as Indiana lags in distribution (Indy Star)

January 6, 2021

Member: Julie Swann

 

• With help from National Guard, private docs, vaccine distribution can be sped up (WRAL)

January 6, 2021

Member: Julie Swann

 

• Some worried people will try to cut the line to get COVID-19 vaccine faster (7 News Boston)

January 7, 2021

Member: Julie Swann

 

• NC COVID hospitalizations hit record high, with expected holiday bump yet to come (The News & Observer)

January 5, 2021

Member: Julie Swann

 

• COVID-19 Vaccine: How to Know When It's Your Turn (Spectrum News 1)

January 6, 2021

Member: Tinglong Dai

 

• Hoosiers await COVID-19 vaccine as Indiana lags in distribution (South Bend Tribune)

January 6, 2021

Member: Julie Swann

 

• What is causing vaccination delays in Georgia?(WMAZ)

January 4, 2021

Member: Pinar Keskinocak

 

• Vaccine delays reveal unexpected weak link in supply chains: A shortage of workers (The Conversation)

January 8, 2021

Member: Anna Nagurney

 

• Vaccine delays reveal unexpected weak link in supply chains: A shortage of workers (The Telegraph)

January 8, 2021

Member: Anna Nagurney

 

• Feds rank Michigan low in COVID-19 vaccination rates (The Detroit News)

January 7, 2021

Member: Tinglong Dai

 

• Sheldon Jacobson and Janet Jokela: Airport security checkpoints are nation's covid-19 canary (Trib Live)
  January 9, 2021

Member: Sheldon Jacobson

 

• Vaccine Delays Reveal Weak Link in Supply Chains: A Shortage of Workers (Global Biodefense)

January 8, 2021

Member: Anna Nagurney

 

• Vaccine delays reveal unexpected weak link in supply chains: A shortage of workers (Houston Chronicle)

January 8, 2021

Member: Anna Nagurney

 

• Three countries have pulled far ahead of the rest of the world in distributing Covid-19 vaccines (Quartz)

January 11, 2021

Member: Tinglong Dai

 

• U.S. Covid-19 Vaccination Plan Limits Speed of Rollout, Supply-Chain Experts Say (The Wall Street Journal)

January 11, 2021

Member: Julie Swann

 

• Inside Logistics of Vaccine Rollout (CBS News)

January 11, 2021

Member: Julie Swann

 

• Making sense of the lagging U.S. covid-19 vaccination effort (HUB)

January 8, 2021

Member: Tinglong Dai

 

• Why is Maryland's COVID-19 vaccination rollout so slow? Some cite lack of central planning. (The Baltimore Sun)

January 8, 2021

Member: Tinglong Dai

 

• Help Case Managers Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy (Relias Media)

January 1, 2021

Member: Tinglong Dai

 

• As COVID-19 Vaccine Rolls Out, Leaders Need to Roll Up Sleeves (Relias Media)

January 1, 2021

Member: Tinglong Dai

 

• New Year Starts with Challenges of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout (Relias Media)

January 1, 2021

Member: Tinglong Dai

 

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Jeffrey M. Cohen, MBA
Director, Public Affairs & Marketing
INFORMS
jeff.cohen@informs.org
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