Inslee: Virus vaccination could begin Tuesday in Washington
By CHRIS GRYGIELDecember 13, 2020 GMT
SEATTLE (AP) The first COVID-19 vaccinations in Washington state could be administered Tuesday, Gov Jay Inslee said.
“We are ready to go,” Inslee said at a news conference Sunday.
On Sunday the first shipments of a virus vaccine for widespread use in the United States were sent from Michigan to distribution centers. About 3 million doses were expected to be sent out.
The first batches of the vaccine should arrive in the state by Monday, Inslee said, following approval by federal officials and a review board set up by Washington, Oregon, California and Nevada. Inslee said the Western States Scientific Safety Review committee examined data from federal officials.
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According to Newsom s office, a Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup a group of experts created by governors of California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington to independently verify the safety of any vaccine concluded its review of the Pfizer vaccine Sunday and confirmed it is safe and efficacious.
The Pfizer vaccine was co-developed by German partner BioNTech. It needs to be stored at minus-94 degrees Fahrenheit.
Last week, L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said that the county hopes to receive its second allotment of a vaccine made by Moderna about 250,000 doses, pending FDA approval around Dec. 20-21. Much of that second dose allotment will be distributed directly skilled nursing facilities, allowing them to administer it right away instead of waiting for a federal distribution agreement with CVS and Walgreens to begin on roughly Dec. 28.
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Gov. Jay Inslee Sunday announced the authorization of the first COVID-19 vaccine by the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup.
The announcement comes after the FDA and CDC granted their initial authorization to the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The Western States Workgroup, comprised of vaccine experts from Washington, California, Oregon and Nevada, have been meeting to review the data and analysis to ensure the safety and efficacy of all vaccines federally authorized.
“I’m pleased that the Western States Workgroup gave their unanimous recommendation to the vaccine last night and encourages immediate use of the vaccine in our states,” Inslee said during a press conference Sunday morning. “It cannot come soon enough – with Washington closing in on 200,000 total COVID cases and approaching 3,000 deaths – this help is much needed to prevent further i
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