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The story of VaccinateCA

by Patrick McKenzie

Dec 9, 2022·~2 hours·34 chapters

Chapters

34 total

Nobody had a plan to get vaccines out of freezers and into Americans’ arms – except VaccinateCA. Its CEO tells the story of how a small team brought order to a chaotic rollout.

1:30

January 2021

1:23

The logistical problem that wasn’t

1:37

Hyperlocal market clearing

2:24

Perhaps California has someone who could make a website

5:14

On being legally forbidden to administer lifesaving healthcare

7:28

The Department of Public Works adopts good intentions as a road surface

2:40

In which California institutes a policy of redlining for justice

8:36

Building the world’s least impressive inventory-tracking system

1:14

Clearly this was not the United States of America’s actual plan

3:39

Description

An oral history of VaccinateCA, the volunteer project that helped people find COVID-19 vaccine appointments across California.

We are not affiliated with Patrick McKenzie. This unofficial audio edition is available to listen to and share for free. See the original selection on Kalzumeus.

Details

Duration

~2 hours (168K characters)

Release date

Dec 9, 2022