U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Ideas

As of July 9th, slightly over 67.4% of U.S. adults 18 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 (hereafter Covid) vaccination, and approximately 60 percent are fully vaccinated.  However, Covid vaccination rates vary widely across the states and U.S. Territories with Vermont having close to 86% of its residents who have received one Covid vaccination dose, and Mississippi having only 47.2% of its residents... more »

President Biden has set a nationwide goal to vaccinate 70% of our adult population with at least one COVID-19 (Covid) shot by July-just over one month away.  About 10 states have met this goal at the current time.  Many other states are lagging behind and the majority of under-vaccinated areas are within zip codes where poverty is prevalent, and/or many residents are immigrants, migrants or other minority populations. ... more »

RE: The most recent anti-vaccination propaganda "luciferin and luciferase"

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A new line of anti-vaccination propaganda has hit social media alleging an evil compound or chemical named "luciferin and luciferase," was put into the COVID-19 vaccines to harm or slowly kill us all. U.S. enemies propagate this type of disinformation to disrupt vaccination endeavors, because want us to die from COVID-19 or be locked... more »

On May 12, 2021, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine held a press conference to announce an incentive plan to get more Ohioans vaccinated.  The Governor described a two-prong plan that will:

1.  Let any Ohioan age 18 and over enter their name in a lottery to be held every Wednesday for five weeks if they have had at least one Covid-19 (Covid) vaccination shot.  The weekly winners will be awarded one million dollars.  To fund this... more »

The overall rate of COVID-19 (Covid) vaccinations in the U.S. has continued to drop since mid-April.  Accordingly, it has become incumbent on DHS/FEMA and their vaccination program partners to innovate and find effective ways to increase the rate of Covid inoculations among the non-vaccinated population.  The media is reporting that the least likely age group to get vaccinated is the 18-29 year-old segment.  One idea... more »

Research has found that McDonald's Restaurants have become popular social gathering spots in both low income and middle income neighborhoods.  People gather at these McDonald's locations for activities as diverse as Bingo games and Prayer Groups.  DHS/FEMA and their COVID-19 Vaccination Program partners should explore forming a partnership with McDonald's Corporation to use Center For Disease Control (CDC) and John Hopkins... more »

The news media has been reporting a significant drop in the rate of COVID-19 vaccinations being administered on a daily basis in the United States. A myriad of factors have been reported as causes of this drop in the number of people going to existing vaccination sites, including geographic location of the vaccination centers currently in use not having convenient enough access for people in underserved communities to... more »

Try to get the pharmaceuticals of Puerto Rico to get involved in the production of the vaccines. They can ship to the Caribbean us territories and the mainland. Produce for the population in PR. It does not make sense to ship when they have the capacity. In fact, what could do is to add some temporary division areas for the mass production and hire additional people which there is a good supply of labor at lower cost... more »

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is currently providing assistance in setting up Mass Coronavirus Vaccination site locations where eligible members of the public can receive COVID-19 (Covid) vaccination shots. These sites are designed to vaccinate anywhere from hundreds to many thousands of people a day. The Pandemic of 2020-21 has caused large-scale financial problems... more »

At a United States Senate Hearing held in the Spring of 2020, Senator Bernie Sanders stated that "[i]f and when the vaccine comes, it won't do somebody any good if they don't get it." COVID-19 [Covid] infectious disease is a severe public health crisis and the administration of vaccines to inhibit this disease is a Global task. But the Covid inoculation process for socially disadvantaged persons in America, needs to be... more »

On Thursday, January 21, 2021, President Biden told the nation that "[W}e are in a national emergency, and it's time we treated it like one." A number of states and local jurisdictions have recently complained that they are running out of doses of the vaccines, and/or do not have any information on how many doses they are being sent, or when and where those doses will arrive. The current vaccine distribution system does... more »

There have been conflicting reports in the media regarding what factors are slowing down the delivery and administration of COVID-19 vaccinations. However, the overarching reality is that the pace of administering these vaccines needs to ramp up on an immediate basis. According to the American Hospital Association (AHA), in order for the U.S. to vaccinate approximately 80% of our population to reach herd immunity by June... more »

Many Federal, State, Tribal, Territorial and Local Jurisdictions use drive-through mass vaccination clinics (hereafter MVCs) as part of their Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Response Plan. The goal of such clinics is to serve the most people needing vaccination in the shortest amount of time feasible. After conducting an overview of studies done on the efficiency and advantages of MVC operations, the following information... more »

The January 11, 2020, NBC Nightly News broadcast ran a story mentioning the Philly Fighting COVID organization. This group brought together software engineers and scientists to create an electronic vaccine registration software program. The news story quoted the founder of this organization stating that their software greatly simplifies and increases the speed of mass registration for COVID-19 vaccinations. He additionally... more »

Could DHS remind States that election infrastructure has been deemed critical as early doses of vaccine are allocated?