The backlog is disrupting the distribution of doses to counties across the Bay Area. We got work to do on this, said Gov. Gavin Newsom during a Monday press conference.
More than 1.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been allocated in California, according to the California Department of Public Health. But the state confirmed on Tuesday that only 1.2 million of those have been shipped. Even worse, only around 35% or 454,306 doses have been used. It s not good enough, and we recognize that, Newsom added.
CDPH confirmed to ABC7 611,500 additional doses allocated for California have yet to be shipped. Plus, an additional 300,000 doses that will be allocated for the pharmacy program aimed to distribute to skilled-nursing facilities.
SF Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax cautioned that it will be at least another week or two before we get a better picture of the impact of gatherings and holiday travel over Christmas and New Year's.