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Jan 7, 2021 HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials said Tuesday they plan to have people make online reservations to receive the coronavirus vaccine in order to avoid crowding and long lines at distribution centers. Health care officials are currently vaccinating health care workers, first responders and those living in long-term care facilities — all people in the highest priority groups for getting doses. Next up will be those over the age of 75, a group estimated to number 109,000, and essential workers whose jobs require them to be close to the public or coworkers. Vaccinations for the ge...

Updated 1/6/21, 3:30 p.m. Governor David Ige condemned the actions of protestors who stormed the U.S. Capitol in D.C. Monday morning, protesting the congressional confirmation of the presidential election’s result. “It is an assault on our democracy and everything that our country stands for,” Ige said. “Every state in this country has certified the election results. And we had unprecedented voter turnout. The nation has spoken and Joe Biden will be the next president. It is time for us to move on.” The Ige administration said it’s monitoring demonstrations from President Donald T...

Hawaii Launches App to Slow Down Rise in COVID Cases The state health department reported pandemic-related fatalities have risen to nearly 300 with more than 22,000 cases. The state hopes 15 percent of the population will download the mobile alert tool. Nina Wu, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser   |   January 7, 2021   |  News (TNS) — The state Health Department officially launched its new AlohaSafe Alert app, along with a new media campaign targeting Hawaii's youth on Wednesday as the daily case count and death toll continued to rise. On We...

State Details List Of Who's Next In Line For COVID-19 Vaccine - Honolulu Civil Beat The state wants to set up larger vaccine distribution sites to better serve the public. Reading time: 3 minutes. State officials said Tuesday they’re starting to offer COVID-19 vaccines to people older than 75 and a long list of essential workers, including child care workers, teachers and first responders as part of a newly refined “Phase 1b.” Efforts are already underway to inoculate an estimated 40,000 health care workers at hospitals and 10,000 residents of long-term care facilities, but it’s gone...

Updated 1/6/21, 7:36 a.m. People in Hawaii may be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine sooner than expected in the state's updated vaccination plan. It has been a few weeks since vaccinations began in Hawaii. Frontline healthcare workers and those in long-term care facilities were first to receive them. However, people over the age of 75 will soon have access to the vaccine as well as other essential workers that include correctional officers, emergency service dispatchers and teachers. The vaccinations of these groups are expected to happen now through March. "The big picture on the vaccination ...