Next phase of Washington s COVID-19 vaccine rollout released
Washington health officials say the next phase of the vaccination rollout will include four tiers, including a tier for some people under the age of 50. Author: Associated Press, KING 5 Staff Published: 10:18 PM PST January 5, 2021 Updated: 9:00 PM PST January 6, 2021
Washington state health officials detailed plans for Phase 1B of the state s vaccine rollout on Wednesday.
Though the plans are in place, the state remains in Phase 1A.
When Phase 1B goes into effect - likely not until after January - there will be four tiers of prioritization of vaccinating Washingtonians:
Tier 1: People age 70 or older and people age 50 or older living in multi-generational households.
January 6, 2021 at 5:15 pm
Colleen DAmico (R), a clinical pharmacist with Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB), administers a shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, to Ryan Gilbert (L), Chief Operating Officer at the SIHB, on Dec. 21, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images).
While Washington state remains in Phase 1A of the COVID-19 vaccination effort at this time, health officials did announce the details of Phase 1B during a weekly update on the state’s response to the pandemic.
The first phase that started in December includes high-risk health care workers in health care settings, high-risk first responders, long-term care facility residents, and recently expanded to all other workers in health care settings.
KXLY
January 1, 2021 7:13 PM Elenee Dao
Updated:
SPOKANE, Wash. A new year means moving forward. Part of moving past this pandemic is a vaccine.
In Washington, things are off to a slow start. There are plans to ramp up vaccination efforts and who gets it.
Earlier this week, the Washington State Department of Health said more than 350,000 doses of the COVID vaccine are in the state, however, only about 19 percent of it has been given out.
The number one question for many people right now: Who is next in line to get the vaccine?
Right now, Washington is in Phase 1A.
Lack of federal funding makes COVID-19 vaccine distribution challenging in Washington
Lack of federal funding has made distributing the coronavirus vaccine difficult, according the Washington State Department of Health. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 6:51 PM PST January 2, 2021
SEATTLE Some first responders will need to wait for a coronavirus vaccine after a clinic scheduled for this weekend in King County had to be canceled.
Health officials said staffing issues prevented the clinic from happening.
Lack of federal funding has also made distributing the coronavirus vaccine even more difficult, according the Washington State Department of Health.
Earlier this week, health officials said only a fraction of the more than 356,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine delivered here have been used. Health officials said less than 20% of the distribution 59,491 doses had been administered as of Wednesday morning.
The Washington State Department of Health is introducing a new system in an effort to eliminate any confusion on who can or can’t get the COVID-19 vaccine.