UW Health has 8 times more vaccination appointments than vaccines on-hand
February 8, 2021 9:52 AM Logan Rude
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MADISON, Wis. UW Health has roughly eight times more vaccination appointments scheduled than available, on-hand doses.
The Madison-based healthcare provider released its new COVID-19 vaccine dashboard Monday morning. According to the data, UW Health had 29,609 total scheduled vaccination appointments and only 3,661 doses of vaccine on hand.
UW Health officials said they plan to reach out to reschedule many of the scheduled vaccination appointments.
Dr. Matt Anderson, senior medical director for primary care at UW Health, said the dashboard can give patients clarity about the process.
Courtesy Atrium Health
Atrium Health s Medical Director of Infection Prevention Dr. Katie Passaretti was the first to get the shot in North Carolina, Atrium said Monday. I just got my first COVID vaccine, Passaretti said. I feel perfectly fine.
UPDATE: Atrium Health s Medical Director of Infection Prevention Dr. Katie Passaretti just became the first person in North Carolina to be vaccinated for COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/Le2D1iqFR2 Atrium Health (@AtriumHealth) December 14, 2020
Describing how she felt Monday, Passaretty said, Just a moment of hope, a moment of potential for change of the course that we re on with the pandemic right now. I couldn t be more excited.