Today I made many critical announcements re vaccine distribution via executive order:
-Long-term care facilities must be vaccinated by 1/23.
-Starting Monday, teachers are eligible (should be prioritized based on age/comorbidities).
-On 1/18 all Utahns age 70+ are eligible. 1/
-Long-term care facilities must be vaccinated by 1/23.
-Starting Monday, teachers are eligible (should be prioritized based on age/comorbidities).
-On 1/18 all Utahns age 70+ are eligible. 1/
-Every facility must report doses administered by 7am.
-Vaccines must be distributed w/in week of receipt.
-Vaccines not administered will be subject to redistribution.
-Those w a positive COVID test in past 90 days should not be vaccinated (will ask feds to change to 180). 2/
-Vaccines must be distributed w/in week of receipt.
-Vaccines not administered will be subject to redistribution.
-Those w a positive COVID test in past 90 days should not be vaccinated (will ask feds to change to 180). 2/
-Vaccine distribution will be managed by local health departments (LHD’s).
-LHD’s have capacity for 50,000/week (our current allocation from fed is only 33,000/week).
-Simplifies allocation based on geography.
-70+ population finished by end of February, then 65+comorbidities. 3/
-LHD’s have capacity for 50,000/week (our current allocation from fed is only 33,000/week).
-Simplifies allocation based on geography.
-70+ population finished by end of February, then 65+comorbidities. 3/
-Creation of mobile infusion teams to deliver monoclonal antibody treatments to long-term care facilities following outbreaks.
These changes will significantly improve throughput and protect our most vulnerable. There will be more demand than vaccines for several weeks. 4/
These changes will significantly improve throughput and protect our most vulnerable. There will be more demand than vaccines for several weeks. 4/
That is a much better problem to have than vaccines sitting on shelves. Please be patient as our LHD’s work to smooth this process. We have incredible teams in place and know the end of this pandemic is in sight. #LetsGo /End. 
PS-The virus doesn’t sleep. The virus doesn’t take weekends off. And neither should we. There is nothing more important right now that this vaccine. Not the budget. Not the legislative session. Nothing. Every government and health official must put their energy into this vaccine.
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