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Olmsted County, Mayo officials deal with lack of vaccine supply
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While progress for vaccine rollout has been slow progress is being made.
Olmsted County Public Health Director Graham Briggs
Olmsted County Public Health Director Graham Briggs said 38,000 county residents have gotten a first dose. 22,000 have received both doses that is about 14.3% of the population that s fully vaccinated, Briggs said.
However, the bad weather across much of the rest of the nation has now lead to shipping delays and no new vaccine doses arriving.
Mayo Clinic Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Abinash Virk
Mayo Clinic Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Abinash Virk said it s unclear when the next shipment will arrive.