Mississippiâs vaccine demand exceeds supply
Mississippiâs vaccine demand exceeds supply By Courtney Ann Jackson | January 21, 2021 at 8:46 PM CST - Updated January 22 at 7:05 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi is still looking for ways to ramp up the COVID-19 vaccine distribution. But they have to work with the supply the federal government is sending, and itâs not enough to cover everyone eligible.
Mississippiâs vaccine distribution situation is the definition of demand exceeding supply.
âAbout 1.3 to 1.4 million people,â said State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs. âThatâs a lot of people that now qualify. But if you look at how much vaccine that were allocated⦠right now we get a steady stream of about 37,000 first doses coming into the state every week.â
Vaccines redirected away from hospitals as Gov. Reeves casts doubts on distribution timeline
Vaccines redirected away from hospitals as Gov. Reeves casts doubts on distribution timeline By Courtney Ann Jackson | January 15, 2021 at 9:13 PM CST - Updated January 16 at 4:01 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Governor Tate Reeves expressed concerns this week about wanting better data on how quickly hospitals were utilizing their vaccines.
“Before anymore allocation goes out, I’m going to have that data because we cannot keep sending doses to places that aren’t putting them in arms,” Reeves said Wednesday.
We’ve now learned that the change in plans left some hospitals around the state being forced to cancel appointments for vaccines they originally were told were on the way.