Vaccine coordinator says 9% of state population has received COVID-19 vaccine
Henrico Board of Supervisors give vaccine update By A.J. Nwoko | February 2, 2021 at 11:36 PM EST - Updated February 2 at 11:36 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - According to the stateâs vaccine coordinator Dr. Danny Avula, just under 10% of the stateâs population has received at least one dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.
Speaking to Henricoâs Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Avula said Virginia is averaging around 36,000 doses a day. Thatâs still short of the 50,000 a day goal set by the governor, but Avula says the number is growing and Virginia is quickly rising to the top of national rankings when it comes to getting shots into arms.
VDH says vaccine appointments could take months, blames limited supplies
Richmond - Henrico Health District talks supply, equity issues
VDH says vaccine appointments could take months, blames limited supplies By Henry Graff | February 1, 2021 at 1:42 PM EST - Updated February 1 at 7:20 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A callback from the Virginia Health Department (VDH) could take days or weeks, and a vaccine appointment could be weeks or even months off.
VDH said that’s the result of extraordinarily high demand for the COVID-19 vaccine and significantly limited supplies.
“We still unfortunately do not have the supply to be able to distribute to partners outside of the safety net and few pharmacies,” said Amy Popovich, Richmond - Henrico Health Districts Nurse Manager.
COVID-19 vaccine to be rationed in Richmond/Henrico as supply is limited
Weekly vaccine talk aims to keep people informed with rapidly changing information
COVID-19 vaccine to be rationed in Richmond/Henrico as supply is limited By Henry Graff | January 25, 2021 at 1:27 PM EST - Updated January 25 at 6:14 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Richmond-Henrico Health Districts (RHHD) says COVID-19 vaccines will need to be rationed in coming weeks as supply is extremely low.
Monday, health leaders held what they hope to be a weekly conversation to keep everyone on the same page.
RHHD expect a total of 6,400 COVID-19 vaccine doses each week for the next six to eight weeks. That’s about one-fourth of the amount requested and one-fourth of actual vaccination capacity.