UP.
UP. PFIZER VACCINES CONTINUE TO BE SHIPPED
TO IDAHO THIS WEEK,
WITH
WITH 13,650 DOSES EXPECTED TO BE HERE BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
BUT EVERY HEALTH
DISTRICT IS GETTING A
DIFFERENT AMOUNT
BASED ON NEEDS.
CHASE BIEFELDT CHECKED
IN WITH SOME OF OUR
HEALTH DISTRICTS TODAY
ABOUT THEIR PLANS FOR
DISTRIBUTION.
THIS IS A VERY FLUID
SITUATION
SITUATION RIGHT NOW FOR HEALTH DISTRICTS. THE HEALTH DISTRICTS IN
OUR IMMEDIATE
AREACENTRAL DISTRICT
HEALTH, SOUTHWEST
DISTRICT HEALTH, SOUTH
CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH,
AND SOUTHEASTERN
PUBLIC HEALTH, HAVE NOT
RECEIVED THEIR
SHIPMENTS OF THE PFIZER
VACCINE YET.
BUT HERE'S A
BREAKDOWN OF THEIR
PLANS AS THEY
CURRENTLY STAND.
13,650 DOSES OF THE
PFIZER VACCINE ARE
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN
IDAHO BY FRIDAY, AND
EACH HEALTH DISTRICT
WILL GET A DIFFERENT
SHARE BASED ON THEIR
POPULATIONS.
I TALKED TO BRANDON
ATKINS AT CENTRAL
DISTRICT HEALTH TO GET
A BETTER IDEA OF HOW
IDAHO'S LARGEST HEALTH
DISTRICT IS PLANNING TO
GET THE VACCINE TO
FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE
WORKERS.
CDH WILL RECEIVE 5
TRAYS OF THE PFIZER
VACCINE-- A TOTAL OF
4875 DOSES, WHICH MUST
BE STORED AT -70
DEGREES CELCIUS.
SINCE CDH IS LOCATED
NEAR THE STATE'S
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND WELFARE, PICK UP
WILL BE EASIER FOR THE
LOCAL HEALTHCARE
SYSTEMS.
"ST. LUKE'S, ST. AL'S, AND
PRIMARY HEALTH DO
HAVE DESIGNATED
LOCATIONS THAT THEY
WILL BE GOING TO AND
WILL BE IN RECEIPT OF
THOSE WHEN THEY
ARRIVE."
CDH HAS A ONE-OF-A-
KIND DISTRIBUTION
MODEL THOUGH.
IN OTHER AREAS OF
SOUTHERN IDAHO, PUBLIC
HEALTH DISTRICTS PLAY A
MUCH MORE HANDS ON
ROLE.
"THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF
DIFFERENT COLD CHAIN
MANAGEMENT THAT IS
HAVING TO BE NAVIGATED
BY ALL THESE DIFFERENT
JURISDICTIONS IN RECEIPT
OF THIS VACCINE, SO IT
CAN BE VERY TRICKY."
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT
HEALTH IS EXPECTED TO
RECEIVE ABOUT 2000
DOSES OF THE PFIZER
VACCINE.
THE VACCINE WILL BE
APPROPRIATELY STORED
UNTIL HOSPITALS ARE
READY TO ADMINISTER
THE VACCINES. WHICH
THEY ALSO EXPECT BY
FRIDAY.
SOUTH CENTRAL PUBLIC
HEALTH WILL RECEIVE 975
DOSES OF THE PFIZER
VACCINE.
A SPOKESPERSON SAYS
SOME HOSPITALS DON'T
HAVE THE DEEP FREEZE
RESOURCES NEEDED TO
PRESERVE THE VACCINES
SO THE DISTRICT WILL
HELP DELIVER VACCINES
ON DRY ICE.
SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO
PUBLIC HEALTH WILL ALSO
RECEIVE 975 DOSES.
THOSE WILL BE DIVIDED
AMONG THE HOSPITALS
IN THE 8-COUNTY REGION.
A DISTRICT
SPOKESPERSON SAYS
VACCINES WILL BE STORED
IN ULTRA-COLD FREEZERS,
FOLLOWED BY
REFRIGERATION FOR UP
TO 5 DAYS.
ALL VACCINES IN ALL
DISTRICTS WILL BE
ADMINISTERED TO
HEALTHCARE WORKERS BY
APPROPRIATE STAFF WITH
A METICULOUS SCHEDULE
TO AVOID ANY WASTING
OF VACCINE.
ALL 13,650 DOSES SHOULD
BE DELIVERED TO IDAHO
BY FRIDAY.
"THAT VACCINE CAN HELP
DELAY AND CHANGE THE
SHAPE OF WHAT THIS
VIRUS IS LOOKING LIKE
WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITIES. SO THAT'S
VERY EXCITING."
THE PFIZER VACCINE IS
ONLY APPROVED FOR
PEOPLE
PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 16. THOSE WHO GET THE
VACCINE WILL GET DOSES.
THE SECOND DOSE COMES
3 WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST.
HEALTH DISTRICTS EXPECT
THE MODERNA VACCINE
TO RECEIVE AN
EMERGENCY USE
AUTHORIZATION FROM
THE FDA IN THE NEXT
TWO WEEKS... WE'LL
PROVIDE MORE
INFORMATION ON THAT
WHEN IT'S AVAILABLE.