Federal vaccine doses not included in Washington state count
May 24, 2021
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FILE - In this May 2, 2021, file photo, Stephanie Birman, right, a Seattle Sounders season ticket holder, wears a Sounders mask, jersey and earrings as she gets the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in a concourse at Lumen Field prior to an MLS soccer match. Ted S. Warren/AP
SEATTLE (AP) Thousands of COVID-19 vaccinations from two federal health care providers have not been counted in official Washington state vaccination statistics, complicating the state s pandemic response, officials said.
Vaccinations from the Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs remain in the federal computer system, meaning county health officials cannot consider the statistics when determining restrictions or reopening plans in the state, The Seattle Times reported. It also artificially lowers the vaccination rate, officials said.
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Due to a bureaucratic lapse, as well as legal and technical challenges, thousands of shots from the Defense Department and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have not been counted in state vaccination statistics.
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