Cities and states delay delivery of Covid-19 vaccine because of winter storms

“The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is working with Colorado health care providers and local public health agencies across the state to make adjustments in the coming days to ensure that appointments and clinics do not need to be canceled,” a press release from the reading state.

Before the President’s Day weekend, Colorado requested and received the doses scheduled for this week on Friday, but the allocation of 133,000 state vaccines scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will be affected.

“This decision helps us to have sufficient availability to work with providers to move doses and avoid cancellations,” said the statement.

Florida

Approximately 2,000 people in Miami-Dade County will not receive their second scheduled dose due to weather-related supply delays, according to Rachel Johnson, director of communications for the mayor’s office.

The second doses of the Pfizer vaccine that were scheduled to be administered on Thursday did not arrive, Johnson told CNN.

All those affected were notified of the delay, Johnson said, and were told that as soon as the vaccine arrives, their appointment will be rescheduled.

Georgia

The Georgia Department of Public Health has received notification from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that Pfizer and Moderna vaccines scheduled to arrive earlier this week would be delayed by manufacturers due to the harsh winter, DPH said in a press release. .

“As a result, many providers across the state, including health departments, are being forced to reschedule vaccination appointments. Rescheduling appointments will depend on when shipments are resumed and when the vaccine arrives in Georgia. delays continue through the week, “said the DPH launch said.

Illinois

In Chicago, all vaccination sites administered by the city were closed on Tuesday because of the winter weather and appointments will be rescheduled, city officials said.

The Cook County health care system, which includes the Chicago suburbs, told CNN that all of its vaccination sites would be closed, except three that the system operates within city limits.

The postponements came after Covid-19 shipments arriving in the area were delayed when more than a foot of snow fell between Sunday night and Tuesday morning, the Chicago Department of Public Health said.

Before winter and harsh road conditions, Illinois ordered the Covid-19 vaccine to be delivered to its “strategic national receiving, storage and stock location,” according to a state press release.

The state also said it was told by the federal government that it is expected to anticipate delays in delivering the vaccine this week because of winter storms, the statement said.

Kentucky

The weather will cause some delays in vaccination in the state, Governor Andy Beshear said Monday night. He said he hopes the state will be able to make up for any postponement next week after the last time has passed.

In Louisville, the LouVax vaccination site at the Broadbent Arena was due to close on Tuesday, the city mayor said.

Mississippi

All Mississippi State Department of Health drive-thru vaccination sites were due to be closed on Tuesday, with the exception of the Harrison County Coast Coliseum site, the department said.

Missouri

“Missouri is experiencing a harsh winter that makes driving dangerous and threatens the health and safety of anyone exposed to the cold. These conditions are also likely to delay some vaccine shipments,” said Parson. “We want to protect the safety of everyone involved in mass vaccination events, from the patients being vaccinated to the volunteers who generously support these events.”

Nevada

The state has been informed that the outage could occur and is working with health districts and pharmacies that may be affected.

“We ask Nevadans to continue to be patient at this time,” said the tweet.

Ohio

Governor Mike DeWine announced on Tuesday that shipments of Covid-19 vaccines being delivered to suppliers directly from Pfizer and Moderna could be delayed by one to two days due to bad weather.

Smaller shipments from the Ohio Department of Health’s Receipt, Storage and Internship (RSS) Warehouse are being delivered two hours late, DeWine said.

Some vaccine providers canceled appointments because of snow emergencies, DeWine said, but many continue to vaccinate. “So we continue to monitor the weather and shipments for the rest of the week, but we expect, as we have seen, a slowdown in shipments,” he said.

Oklahoma

Some vaccination sites will have scheduled times or be closed temporarily during the week to “ensure public safety is a priority consideration,” said the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

Tennessee

Texas

Corpus Christi

As soon as possible for a new shipment, it will be Wednesday, according to the press release.

Dallas County

The county said it closed its Fair Park vaccination site until Wednesday.

Harris County

The winter storm cut power to the Harris County Public Health building around 2 am Monday morning and the backup generator also failed, putting more than 8,400 coronavirus vaccines at risk of deterioration, the judge said. from Harris County, Lena Hidalgo, this Monday afternoon.

Authorities quickly came up with a plan to distribute and save the vaccines, Hidalgo said.

Harris County officials chose Houston’s Ben Taub, Lyndon B. Johnson and Houston Methodist hospitals, as well as Rice University and the Harris County jail as the places to receive the vaccine overnight, said Hidalgo.

Santo António

This was the second consecutive day that San Antonio postponed vaccinations at the site. Over the weekend, the city made the decision to move consultations from Monday to Friday.