As Georgia and South Carolina struggle to keep up with demand for COVID-19 vaccinations, more doses are heading for the region.
The federal government says Georgia will begin receiving at least 25,000 more COVID-19 vaccines a week. This is a 16% increase over the previous distribution of 120,000 doses per week, bringing the new weekly total to 145,900 doses.
Governor Brian Kemp said his office will work with the Biden government to achieve even more.
State Commissioner for Public Health, Dr. Kathleen Toomey, said the state is not receiving enough doses for a state of its size.
The state says there are about 2 million Georgians included in this phase of vaccine implantation, but so far, not even half have been able to receive it. However, the governor says that much progress has been made within Georgia’s nursing homes.
Meanwhile, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster says Palmetto State is also expecting more doses.
The state Department of Health and Environmental Control announced on Wednesday that the federal government is giving the state 72,000 doses starting next week. That is about 10,000 more than the state has received.
McMaster says state officials are determined to provide as many doses of the vaccine as they can.
“I want to assure everyone that we are determined to take the vaccine in their arms for everyone who wants it,” he said.
South Carolina ranks 26th in the country in pitches given so far.
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