Pfizer Delay Compounds Canada’s Problems in Vaccine Campaign Bloomberg 1/21/2021 Sandrine Rastello and Kait Bolongaro
(Bloomberg) Canada came out No. 1 in the global race to secure vaccines against Covid-19, pre-ordering enough shots to inoculate its 38 million people three times over. You wouldn’t know it, though, from the pace of vaccinations.
Canada has administered about 684,000 doses, enough to give first shots to about 1.8% of the population, according to the Bloomberg Vaccine Tracker, though some people have already received two. That compares with about 7.6% in the U.K. and 5.2% in the U.S. Israel, leading all nations, has administered enough vaccine to give first shots to nearly a third of its population.
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Lights shine on the White House, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Fact Finders: Is the vaccine rollout slow in Arizona?
Fact Finders: Why vaccine rollout is slow By Wendi Redman | January 5, 2021 at 6:27 PM MST - Updated January 5 at 6:29 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Getting everyone in Arizona the COVID-19 vaccine who wants one is no small undertaking.
“As we’re watching around the country, this is a monumental task,” said Dr. Cara Christ, Director of the Arizona Department of Health Services.
Right now, most counties are still just vaccinating the first group: Phase 1A, which is primarily frontline health care workers and long-term care residents and staff. Last month, as we started the vaccination process, Dr. Christ said she hoped to start Phase 1B in early January.
Kanawha seniors receive first round of COVID-19 vaccine By
Kanawha-Charleston Health Department
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Several hundred Kanawha County senior citizens got their first round of COVID-19 vaccine during a by-appointment-only clinic Saturday.
The clinic was moved to the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center to provide more room.
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department had a limited number of doses. The appointment slots were filled quickly Friday over the phone.
KCHD said it administered 944 vaccinations to those 80 or older, their caregivers and first responders.
“We were so pleased to be able to offer these vaccines to our first responders and to seniors,” said Dr. Sherri Young, health officer and executive director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department. “It’s especially rewarding to give those who are most at risk to COVID-19 one more tool to keep themselves safe and healthy.”