Southern California has opened more sites to one COVID-19 vaccine that is increasingly difficult to find. In Los Angeles County, health officials have warned that without more vaccine shipments, the county won’t be fully vaccinated until next year.
Since Saturday night, vaccination sites across the country have closed their doors and canceled appointments as frustration over delivery issues is mounting.
The vaccine crisis is about to come scientists are concerned that a new, more contagious, British species could become dominant in the United States.
This week, Jeff Wilson’s drugstore in Pittsburgh administered its last dose, not knowing when the state would supply more. He said, “I asked for 1000 doses and they couldn’t give me any answer.”
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In Texas, receiving doses is like playing the lottery.
“Unfortunately, we don’t have enough to give to every supplier in the state every week. And so we have to pick and choose,” said Chris Von Deusen of the Texas Department of Health Services.
New York’s stock has dried up, and in Florida, where there were no rules to prevent temporary hibernators from getting shots, the governor has told non-residents to go elsewhere.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said they are not getting enough vaccine. “We have places that can do more and we want them to do more and we want them to do more,” said DeSantis.
Super locations for vaccines, like the one at Charlotte Motor Speedway, have contributed to the vaccine distribution efforts. The need is urgent: Other highly contagious species have now been discovered, and health professionals are concerned about receiving their second dose.
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Nikkema Taylor, a health worker, said she felt “so much frustration and so much fear, but I trusted the officials. I thought, okay, I’m a health worker. I go to work every day. COVID is going crazy, but applying for it. second vaccine was crazy. “
This will be a pivotal week for California – the CDC says the state is near last in percentage of shots used.