Jamie Yeini receives a shot of Melisa Alavarez’s Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, right, at the Sacramento County drive-thru vaccination center at the California Exposition & State Fair grounds in Sacramento, California, Thursday, January 21, 2021. (AP Photo / Rich Pedroncelli)
The Washington State Department of Health says it now gets 100,000 doses of vaccine every week from the federal government, but that’s far from the goal of 300,000 doses per week, which is needed to meet the state’s goal of 45,000 people per day to vaccinate. Currently, Washington State vaccinates about a third of that number per day.
The state says there are about 1.7 million people in Stage 1B, Level 1, so this could take months. However, the subsequent stages open before the previous stage is completed.
Where can you get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Washington State
“We’re limited by the 100,000 doses per week,” said Michele Roberts, acting assistant secretary in the State Department of Health.
Roberts added that the limited supply means appointments will have to be canceled in some places as providers wait for more doses.
Statewide, approximately 500,000 vaccine doses have been administered. Most vaccines so far have been delivered in health clinics and hospitals.
The best way to make sure you get a vaccine when you qualify is to sign up for FindYourPhaseWa.org, or use the Department of Health’s list and map of eligible providers so that you know who to contact in your area.
Massive vaccination clinics are also being set up in each region. Four are open Monday in eastern and southern Washington. The following sites are Thurston, Kitsap and Whatcom counties.
“King, Pierce and Snohomish County all have their own mass vaccination sites,” said Roberts.
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