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× By Evan Bush, The Seattle Times
Published: December 31, 2020, 8:02am
Share: A vial with the COVID-19 vaccine is pictured at PeaceHealth Urgent Care Memorial on Tuesday morning, December 22, 2020. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
The federal government has delivered 356,650 doses of vaccine to Washington state, but only a fraction of those doses have been used, according to data from the state health department.
Less than 20% of the distribution 59,491 doses had been administered, the state Department of Health said Wednesday morning. The department’s immunization data reporting lags by about three days.
The health department estimates that about 500,000 people qualify for vaccination in the top priority group, named 1A, which includes high-risk workers in health care, first responders and residents of long-term care facilities.