Why Virginia is changing vaccine distribution approach
Virginia vaccine czar says state is changing vaccine distribution based on population percentage
and last updated 2021-01-24 16:37:05-05
RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginiaâs state vaccine coordinator said that the Virginia Department of Health will change how it allocates doses of the COVID-19 vaccine due to the on-going shortage of the vaccine and that if the supply does not increase, it could take between two to three months to finish vaccinating those eligible under Phase 1A and 1B of the rollout.
"For now, most recipients should know that they're going to, pretty reliably, get what they're getting for the next four weeks or so," said Dr. Danny Avula during a telebriefing on Friday. "We need to manage and temper expectations, because with just several hundred, or in some cases, a couple thousands doses coming to each community, there are not going to be that many slots for people to get vaccinated. And so, folks who are in 1B and are looking to get vaccinated, we need to realize that it will likely, without a significant change in the supply of the vaccine, we're looking at two to three months to work through this population."