Walgreens used AI to optimize vaccine outreach emails

As of May 18, nearly 40% of the U.S. population had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with close to 50% having received at least one shot. But outreach remains a major challenge. McKinsey estimated in December that vaccine adoption would require "unprecedented" public and private action and incremental investment of about $10 billion. Highlighting the unevenness in the rollout, a lower percentage of African Americans had been vaccinated by March than of the general population in every state reporting statistics by race. The government at the local, state, and federal levels is involved in distributing and administering vaccines, as well as private-sector partners like pharmacy chains, grocers, and retailers.