Assignment 2: COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout – Article

Assignment 2: COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout – Article

Instructions

Read the Scenario below:

You are a freelance journalist who reports on issues in healthcare. You have been

commissioned by a newspaper or magazine to write an article on the rollout of the COVID-19

vaccine. It will be based on the findings and data from your research; these findings are

contained in your worksheet on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. You will submit your article to the Chief Editor of the newspaper or magazine for review before it is published.

Your article should be three to four pages. Now that the research phase is complete, you are

ready to summarize your key findings for the two geographical areas that you studied, to identify

similarities and differences, and to draw conclusions about what works and what does not.

To make your article well organized and pithy, you will create an outline, working through your

ideas before writing the final article. To prepare in this way, examine your data in the worksheet

and make notes, using the questions and prompts in the Outline provided below. When you are ready to write your article, use the headings from the Outline below as the sections of your article.

Note: Use this format for your filename: LastName_FirstName_A2_Article.docx

e.g., Doe_John_A2_ Article.docx

Formatting Requirements

• Typed, double-spaced, professional font (size 10-12), include headings and subheadings, with

one-inch margins on all sides

• In place of a Cover page, include this heading at the top of Page One:

· TO: Chief Editor – Insert Professor’s Name

· FROM: Insert Your Name

· DATE: Insert Date Submitted

· RE: JWI 570 – COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Article

• Include a References page that enables the reader to locate original sources. Application and

analysis of course materials and resources are expected, and additional research is welcome.

• The References page is not included in the required length

Outline

1. Use this Outline to plan and then write your article.

2. The underlined headings are the section headings in your article.

3. The prompts in each section indicate the required content.

TO: Chief Editor – Insert Professor’s Name

FROM: Your Name

DATE: Date of Submission

RE: JWI 570 – COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Article

Introduction

· Specify the two geographical locations that you selected for your article.

· Give a brief overview of the research you have done and explain your goal in reporting on the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Supply and Distribution of Vaccines

Address the following questions:

· What are the phases of the vaccine rollout in each location? What agency has the

authority to define these phases.

· What regulatory body or bodies are responsible for the distribution?

· What challenges have there been with supply and distribution in each location?

· How effective are any strategies being used to address these challenges?

Vaccine Clinics and Oversight

Address the following questions:

· Where can vaccinations be administered in each location?

· What type of caregiver is approved to give shots?

· What are the storage requirements for the vaccines used in the clinics?

· What challenges have there been with administration of vaccine clinics in each location?

· How effective are any strategies being used to address these challenges?

Examining the Data

Address the following questions:

· How are the number of shots administered being tracked in each location?

· How are mortality rates from COVID-19 being tracked in each location?

· Which location has had a higher number of people vaccinated so far? Is this also a higher

percentage of the population?

· Which location has had a lower COVID-19 mortality rate since the start of the pandemic?

· What is the trend in COVID-19 mortality rates over the past 3 months? Why?

Conclusion

· Identify two aspects of the rollout in which your research showed successful strategies

that are facilitating good progress in the rollout.

· Explain why those strategies are effective and discuss how well they would work for other states within the U.S. or for other countries, depending which option you chose.

References

RUBRIC: Assignment 2: COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout – Article

Criteria	Unsatisfactory	Low Pass	Pass	High Pass	Honors
1. Answer the questions on supply and distribution of vaccines. Weight: 25%	Does not provide answers to most of the questions on supply and distribution of vaccines.	Partially answers the questions on supply and distribution of vaccines.	Satisfactorily answers all the questions on supply and distribution of vaccines.	Very good answers are provided to all the questions on supply and distribution of vaccines.	Exemplary answers are provided to all the questions on supply and distribution of vaccines.
2. Answer the questions on vaccine clinics and oversight. Weight: 25%	Does not provide answers to most of the questions on vaccine clinics and oversight.	Partially answers the questions on vaccine clinics and oversight.	Satisfactorily answers all the questions on vaccine clinics and oversight.	Very good answers are provided to all the questions on vaccine clinics and oversight.	Exemplary answers are provided to all the questions on supply and vaccine clinics and oversight.
3. Answer the questions on examining the data. Weight: 25%	Does not provide answers to most of the questions on examining the data.	Partially answers the questions on examining the data.	Satisfactorily answers all the questions on examining the data.	Very good answers are provided to all the questions on examining the data.	Exemplary answers are provided to all the questions on examining the data.
4. Introduction and Conclusion are well written and cover the indicated topics. Weight: 15%	Introduction is poorly written or missing and/or Conclusion is poorly written or missing.	Introduction and Conclusion are provided but they are minimal and cover some, but not all, of the indicated topics.	Introduction and Conclusion are satisfactory and cover the indicated topics.	Introduction and Conclusion are very well written and cover the indicated topics.	Introduction and Conclusion cover all the indicated topics in an exemplary manner.
5. Clarity, logic, writing mechanics, and formatting. Weight: 10%	Multiple mechanical errors. Much of the text is difficult to understand or does not flow. Student failed to follow the formatting instructions.	Several mechanical errors make parts of the text difficult for the reader to understand. The article is poorly formatted in places.	More than a few mechanical errors. Text flows but lacks conciseness or clarity. The article is satisfactorily formatted.	Few mechanical errors. Text flows and concisely and clearly expresses the student’s ideas. The article is well formatted.	Few to no mechanical errors. Text flows and concisely, clearly, and exemplarily expresses the student’s ideas. The article is excellently formatted.