
Policy Brief
Ensuring Sustainability and Reach of COVID Vaccine Distribution
As part of a comprehensive effort to support state leaders as they navigate the COVID-19 response, the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) convened a meeting in July 2021 with state officials and national experts to share best practices and innovative approaches to increase COVID-19 vaccinations. This issue brief describes state approaches to reaching remaining unvaccinated populations, mitigating the spread of COVID-19, and reimagining a sustained pandemic response. The report builds on prior work that describes state approaches to achieving equity and efficiency in earlier phases of COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
Duke-Margolis Affiliated Authors

Katie Huber, MPH
Senior Policy Analyst

Mark McClellan, MD, PhD
Director of Margolis Center
Robert J. Margolis, MD, Professor of Business, Medicine and Policy
Margolis Executive Core Faculty