Who goes next? Timeline, new tiers for COVID vaccine laid out for Washingtonians
People age 70 and older as well as some people living with an elder will be next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine in Washington. The state Department of Health on Wednesday provided awaited details for whose turn comes when to get the precious and scarce shots.
The state health department and Washington governorâs office made significant modifications to a COVID-19 vaccine prioritization framework recommended by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month. States got the final say on the allocation list for their jurisdictions.
People age 70 and older as well as some people living with an elder will be next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine in Washington. The state Department of
SPR s Doug Nadvornick reports.
It’s the third week of Covid vaccinations in Washington. Hospitals and other health care facilities are making varying degrees of progress.
In Republic, local hospital officials expect to begin administering second doses of the two-dose regimen this week, perhaps as early as Wednesday.
Ferry County Hospital CEO Aaron Edwards is proud of what his employees have been able to accomplish in terms of inoculating people during the last few weeks.
“We purchased two small tiny homes, one for a testing trailer and one for a vaccination trailer so we didn’t bring folks into our facility as much as possible to protect our long-term care residents that live here, he said.