Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on NPR discussing the variation in access to vaccines state to state.
Rebecca Weintraub, MD is an assistant professor in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Rebecca leads Better Evidence and the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery at Ariadne Labs. Dr. Weintraub is a practicing internist and vaccinator.
At Ariadne Labs, Rebecca leads Better Evidence, with the aim of equipping frontline providers and trainees with vital digital tools at critical moments in health care delivery. Better Evidence serves 30,000+ front-line providers in more than 150 countries and 150+ medical schools and clinical sites. In the midst of the pandemic, Rebecca launched the Vaccine Delivery workstream of Ariadne Labs’ COVID-19 Response. Rebecca leveraged her previous research in Vaccine Delivery to build tools for leaders and the public to manage the uncertainty of the vaccine portfolio and the dynamic supply and demand. She continues to advise the Health and Human Service’s National Vaccine Advisory Committee, State leaders, Health entrepreneurs, and serves on the CONVINCE Steering Committee.
Rebecca was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Rebecca is a Health Innovator fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. Dr. Weintraub graduated from Yale University, Stanford School of Medicine, and completed her medical training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Areas of expertise:
Global response
Vaccine distribution
From Dr. Weintraub
The Hill: Five upgrades to make now to COVID vaccine delivery
Rebecca Weintraub, Julie Rosenberg and Eric Goralnick suggest several upgrades that leaders should consider making to vaccine delivery systems before eligibility opens.
Harvard Gazette: Seeking ‘a leadership moment’ on global vaccination
In a Q&A, Dr. Rebecca Weintraub discusses America’s vaccination progress and the potential benefits of global vaccination.
WebMD: Many Grocery Workers Still Waiting for COVID-19 Shot
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on states' vaccine guidelines and their impact on front-line essential workers.
Al Jazeera: With a surplus looming, how should the US use excess vaccines?
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub remarks on the geopolitical implications of the U.S.'s plans for surplus vaccines.
Miami Herald: With Florida requiring doctor’s note for many, pace of COVID vaccination slows in Miami
Dr. Weintraub in the Miami Herald on the importance of an efficient vaccine delivery system.
Politics in Perspective: Vaccine Nationalism
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub explores vaccine nationalism on a podcast from the United Nations Association Youth Platform.
USA Today: America could soon be swimming in COVID-19 vaccines
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub in USA Today on the evolving challenges of vaccine distribution.
New York Times: Vaccinated Americans, Let the Unmasked Gatherings Begin (but Start Small)
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub in the New York Times on the CDC's latest guidance for vaccinated individuals.
Portland Press Herald: Summer in Maine just might be close to ‘normal’ this year
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on a 'new normal' in Maine this year.
Miami Herald: Florida adds red tape for medically vulnerable while COVID vaccines go unused in Miami
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on the role of a vaccine honor code in vaccine distribution.
AZ Central: As Americans get vaccinated, fewer are getting tested for COVID-19.
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on the continued importance of COVID-19 testing.
CityBeat: Black Ohioans Are 13% of State Population, but 5.6% of the Vaccine Recipients
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on how vaccine distribution plans may prioritize efficiency at the expense of equity.
NBC 10 Boston: COVID Testing’s Dropped 60% in Massachusetts, and It’s Troubling Experts
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on the importance of maintaining masking, testing and practicing physical distancing.
WCVB Boston: How are other states speeding up vaccination process?
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on the differences between state's vaccine distribution plans.
USA Today: A national system to prioritize COVID-19 vaccines has largely failed as states rely on their own systems
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub in USA Today on the need for data-driven, equitable vaccine delivery systems.
Storybench: C+J 2021: How the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped data journalism
Coverage of Ariadne Labs from the 2021 Northeastern University Computation + Journalism Symposium on Feb. 19
Fortune: States are ‘diverging from CDC guidance,’ resulting in an unequal vaccine rollout, experts say
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub in Fortune on vaccine delivery challenges.
NEJM Catalyst: Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution: One of the Most Complex Tasks in American Public Health History
Dr. Namita Seth Mohta interviews Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
Wall Street Journal: Tracking Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution
WSJ Graphics on vaccine distribution with data provided by Ariadne Labs and Surgo Ventures.
The New York Times: Where Do Vaccine Doses Go, and Who Gets Them? The Algorithms Decide
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub comments on the Tiberius vaccine algorithm.
Health Affairs Podcast: What can be done to improve our vaccine rollout?
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub describes lessons learned from past pandemics and vaccine campaigns about the path to successful vaccine delivery.
USA Today: Why the lack of racial data around COVID vaccines is ‘massive barrier’ to better distribution
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on the need for data transparency.
WTOP: Role of race in US vaccine rollout gets put to the test
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on the obstacles in the national COVID vaccine rollout.
Vox: The EU-AstraZeneca vaccine fight, explained
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub in Vox on vaccine nationalism.
Fortune Brainstorm: The Vaccine Rollout Is a Huge Tech Challenge
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub discusses complications with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout on Fortune's Brainstorm podcast.
We the People — Must Vaccinate with Speed and Equity: Reflections from a Vaccinator
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on how we can manage the dynamics of vaccine supply and demand to support state efforts.
