Second vaccine shots for large group of seniors could limit distribution of first doses
Second vaccine shots for large group of seniors could limit distribution of first doses By Lynn Kawano | February 8, 2021 at 4:38 PM HST - Updated February 9 at 7:01 AM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii seniors 75 and older who got COVID vaccines at large distribution sites in Hawaii will soon get their second doses and thatâs putting a squeeze on supplies.
It has been 21 days since kupuna started getting their first doses of the COVID vaccines at vaccination sites on Oahu and the Neighbor Islands. Those who got the Pfizer branded vaccine will be due for second doses starting this week; Moderna recipients will start getting second doses next week.
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Doris Christenson receives her COVID-19 vaccination from Maui Memorial Medical Center RN Randi Casco Thursday afternoon at the hospital. Doris and her husband, Floyd Christenson, the founders of Mamaâs Fish House, both were vaccinated. Asked what advice she would give to people who are leery of the shot, Doris Christenson said, âI would tell them, by all means, do it.â â The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
WAILUKU Maui’s only community vaccination clinic may have to temporarily close Sunday afternoon if more Pfizer-BioNTech doses are not received today.
Maui Health System CEO Mike Rembis said he spent Friday morning placing urgent calls, seeking at least 975 doses to last through the weekend at Maui Memorial Medical Center’s vaccination clinic, the sole site currently accepting new registrants. There was no final decision as of Friday night.
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Maui District Health Officer Dr. Lorrin Pang said in news conference on Monday that whoever registers with the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionâs vaccine portal âVAMSâ can receive a shot anywhere in the country.
âIn our clinic we had somebody from California who came here, but she registered in California and she said VAMS is a system where you can get it anywhere once you register, which is true,â Pang said.
Oahu s first mass vaccination site opens Monday, and another will begin the following week. Finally giving seniors, who have been eagerly awaiting vaccinations, a chance to get the shot.