Michael Levenson and Zolan Kanno-Youngs, The New York Times
Published: 11 Feb 2021 04:01 PM BdST
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Caption 01: A photo provided by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows a counterfeit N95 surgical mask that was seized. The fake 3M masks are a copyright violation, and if ineffective, have put health care workers at grave risk of contracting the coronavirus. The New York Times A photo provided by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows US Customs and Border Protection officers and El Paso members of Homeland Security Investigations in December 2020, during a seizure of counterfeit N95 surgical masks at a port cargo warehouse in El Paso, Texas. The New York Times
Communities report vaccine deliveries halted across Washington
The federal supply is supposed to go up, so there is hope
CAMANO ISLAND, Wash. - Vaccination clinics are running short on supply of COVID-19 vaccines across our region. The shortages are hitting rural areas especially hard including a clinic on Camano Island where officials received fewer doses than anticipated.
Another round of vaccination clinics was canceled this week due to a lack of supply. Officials said 1,200 doses had been ordered for delivery by the state, but nothing arrived. Two days later I had a little tenderness, explained Tom Hull. He had already been administered the first dose of the vaccine and said his plans depend on receiving the second.
Updated: 4:54 PM PST February 8, 2021
SPOKANE, Wash Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers sent a letter to Governor Jay Inslee Monday asking him to make improvements to vaccine distribution in Eastern Washington.
“Rural areas are at a disadvantage when it comes to health care access and infrastructure. We have a shared commitment of working to help set these communities up for success,” McMorris Rodgers wrote in the letter. “I urge your administration to avoid a one-size-fits-all approach to vaccine distribution, and to continue to provide certain priority population tiering flexibilities, so that health care providers can expeditiously administer the vaccine and avoid wastage.”
By the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
DAYTON â As vaccines continue to arrive throughout the United States this week, 300 doses of the Moderna brand shot have arrived in Columbia County.
Staff at Columbia County Health System, which operates the Dayton General Hospital and clinics in Dayton and Waitsburg, is preparing to give immunizations to healthcare workers and first responders this week, according to a release from public health officials.
The county will advance to Phase 1b of vaccinating when advised by the Washington Department of Health. In the meantime, county health workers will organize a list of interested people who belong to categories 1b and 1c, which is currently defined as people who provide essential services and those over 65 and in the high-risk category.