This article was publised in February, 2021. Click here for up to date InsurTech NY news, or check out our upcoming Spring Conference.
February marks the first month since the start of the pandemic where the 7-day rolling average number of vaccine doses administered per day exceeded 1 million people.
The positive growth trend of doses administered means a return to maskless days is on the horizon. However, most carriers are not ready to plan beyond Q3. The on-going health impacts, changes to the workplace, and the global financial impact all create a wave of uncertainty.
Therefore, simple long-term planning this year can garner a real competitive advantage.
As a community that hosts events to bring people together, we need to understand when we can layer in in-person programs. What matters most to a transition to a post-Covid world is when it happens and how where we will reach herd immunity.
There is a good deal of optimism that we will reach herd immunity by the summer. We did some simple math for you to find out what that takes. Biden’s 100-day target is 1.5M doses per day. In order for us to reach herd immunity (70% of the population vaccinated) by summertime, it will take 3M doses/day, twice Biden’s 100-day target.
Given the math above, how optimistic are you about our immunization targets?
Each level puts at a vastly different month for herd immunity. Join the conversation on Linkedin and share your vote and reasoning:
LinkedIn Discussion: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6764740644322783232
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