Connecticut declines to send names, birthdays of vaccine recipients to CDC
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Dr. Diana Rodriguez receives the COVID-19 vaccine with the first batch of Moderna’s vaccine at Hartford Hospital on Dec. 21.JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP via Getty Images
WASHINGTON In order to ship to millions of vaccine doses and quickly put shots in arms, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is gathering unprecedented amounts of data on Americans who receive the COVID-19 vaccine from states who usually keep this information largely to themselves.
When individuals get the COVID-19 vaccine in Connecticut, the doctor, nurse or pharmacist will enter their name, which company’s vaccine they received and other information into a state immunization database. The state will then share some of this data with the CDC on a regular basis.
First doses of Pfizer COVID-19 arrive in Wisconsin
The first limited quantities of a vaccine made by Pfizer have arrived in Wisconsin, some 11 months after the state’s first confirmed case of COVID-19.
“Our first allocation of Pfizer vaccine is 49,725,” said Dr. Stephanie Schauer, Immunization Program Manager with the Division of Public Health. “We do have a projection for one more week after that, and for Moderna we have a projection of 101,000 doses. But that’s all the information that we have.”
The first doses of the vaccine are being given to frontline health care workers, with distribution being handled by hospital groups serving regions around the state.
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CARSON CITY (KTNV) â Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak updated the state s COVID-19 vaccination planning process during a Wednesday press conference.
Gov. Sisolak was joined by Candice McDaniel, chief of the Bureau of Child, Family and Community Wellness, along with Shannon Bennett, Immunization Program Manager, Division of Public and Behavioral Health.
The governor said he was glad to provide an update as the state prepares for a COVID-19 vaccine, which he anticipated may be available in mid-December in limited doses.
Today, I am glad to provide you all with an update as we prepare for a COVID vaccine, which we anticipate may be available in the next week or so in limited doses. There is hope on the horizon, but it will take time to make sure everyone has access to the vaccine. Governor Sisolak (@GovSisolak) December 3, 2020