VDH: bad weather down south caused delayed delivery of 105,000 Moderna vaccines Winter storm delays vaccine shipments (Source: WAFB) By Riley Wyant | February 19, 2021 at 5:42 PM EST - Updated February 19 at 11:21 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WVIR) - The Virginia Department of Health says it ran into a roadblock this week with COVID-19 vaccine deliveries. More than 105,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine got held up in transit due to winter weather troubles.
State Vaccine Coordinator Danny Avula says many of the shipments have to pass through states like Texas, Tennessee, and other states with severe weather to get here.
“Those will get pushed into next week and what that means is that we are going to have to see a ton of output next week,” Dr. Avula said. “There are 105,000 doses that get pushed into next week and in addition to that, the new deliveries that come.”
Riverside Health System announced on Wednesday the organization would start vaccinating patients 65 years old and older currently in an âactive treatmentâ plan since Jan. 1, 2020. (WYDaily/ Courtesy of Unsplash)
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is coordinating with local health departments and hospital systems to get residents vaccinated against the coronavirus.
But what does the vaccine distribution plan actually look like and just how effective is it?Â
Getting the vaccine
In order to get the vaccine, residents must first be eligible for the phase their local health department is currently vaccinating.
All local health departments, including the Peninsula Health District (PHD), are currently vaccinating people in Phase 1a and Phase 1b.Â