Though Virginia announced plans to expand Phase 1b of the COVID-19 vaccinations to include people age 65 or older (and people under age 64 who suffer from underlying health conditions), news soon broke that the federal government has already exhausted its vaccine reserve.
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Galax City Public Schools teachers and staff receive the COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 15.
On Monday, Breanne Forbes Hubbard of the Mount Rogers Health District confirmed that vaccine allocations for the expanded groups have not yet been received.
“Mount Rogers Health District has not received any additional vaccine allocation for those [ages] 65-74 or those 16-64 with underlying health conditions. Community partners also did not receive additional vaccine allocation for this group, and some community partners did not receive additional vaccine allocation at all for this week, which limits appointment availability,” Hubbard said.