Published: 21 December 2020
The first shipment of the Pfizer Coronavirus vaccine is being distributed across Virginia. The Moderna vaccine was approved over the weekend, and the first shipment was sent out Sunday. More than 370,000 doses of these vaccines are expected in the commonwealth by the end of the year.
WHRV’s Gina Gambony spoke with Virginia State Health Commissioner, Dr. Norman Oliver, about the plan for disbursement.
This conversation took place on Friday, December 18, 2020.
Gina Gambony Thank you for making time for us. Dr. Oliver.
Dr. Norman Oliver Thank you for having me. The disbursement of the vaccine has been planned for many, many months. We developed this plan for a phased vaccination of the population, we re beginning with health care workers, we want to ensure that they are protected from COVID-19 so that they can be there to treat us as we go forward. In addition, on the first phase, we will be vaccinating residents on long term care facilities