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3 lessons from Stanford’s Covid-19 vaccine algorithm debacle – STAT
The fiasco involving Stanford’s algorithm for Covid-19 vaccine distribution offers a cautionary tale that extends beyond Stanford’s doors.
Stanford found itself in hot water last week after deploying a faulty Covid-19 vaccine distribution algorithm. But the fiasco offers a cautionary tale that extends far beyond Stanfords own doors and holds crucial lessons as the country prepares to confront complex decisions about who gets the vaccine, when, and why.
At the center of the debacle was a rules-based formula designed to determine the order in which the thousands of medical workers at Stanford should be vaccinated. The tool took into…
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