The Buffalo News published a front-page story on the WNY Vaccination Hub, one of 10 regional hubs across the state. UB has played a key leadership role with the hub, which has helped get many Western New Yorkers vaccinated. Led by Michael E. Cain, MD, vice president for health sciences and dean of the
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB provides the hub with extensive data analysis, projections and medical expertise and leadership. The university helps pinpoint “vaccine deserts,” builds the hub’s case for future vaccine allocations and coordinates with county health departments. The story notes that the WNY hub makes proposals to the state Department of Health daily. “Sometimes we’re listened to, and sometimes other decisions are made,” Cain said. “But at the end of the day, it’s good to have a voice on the ground for the decision-makers in the state, so that they’re hearing from an organization that has a lot of touch points in the community.”