Prognosis
‘Shot Dots’ and ‘Blue Martini Special’: Vaccine Site Races Time
Beating Covid variants is an intricate organizational task performed at top speed
National Guard members, nurses and other staff attend a morning meeting before the Atlantic City vaccination site opens.
Photographer: Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg
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Needles pierce minuscule vials. Plungers descend and draw back liquid. Gloved fingers flick the tubes, ridding them of air bubbles.
It’s early morning in Atlantic City. In the back of a cavernous, windowless convention hall, the eyes of a dozen pharmacists are locked on syringes filled with coronavirus vaccines that soon will course through the bodies of thousands of people.