King County to set up high-volume vaccine distribution sites
A drive-thru COVID testing site. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
Executive Dow Constantine announced Friday that King County will be establishing high volume community vaccination sites.
The hope is to have the sites be similar to existing high volume testing locations the county already employs, and to ensure “we hit the ground running as medical personnel receive their doses.”
The county will look to cut through some of the red tape that would typically present barriers to a plan like this, and will instead pay for the vaccine distribution sites straight out of its own budget.
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Tonight’s pandemic toplines:
WHO GETS THE VACCINE NEXT: In state health officials’ weekly briefing, vaccine prioritization was the big news. Here’s the announcement about who’s in the next phases. Also made public, an update on how vaccination is going so far – more than 420,000 doses have been delivered, but only 110,000 have been confirmed administered. For those who like to follow the numbers, the state expects to launch a vaccine dashboard next week, with updates at least three times a week.
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