Thread by @GovernorVA

Virginia has now administered over 641,000 #COVID19 vaccine doses and our usage rate is better than 29 other states.

While we have made substantial progress in just the last week, there is more work to do. Yesterday I announced several actions to further accelerate vaccinations:

1️⃣ We are working with hospitals to put an additional 40,000 shots in arms by the end of the week—this is on top of the 175,000 doses that were already scheduled to be administered this week.

This will not impact the ability to get Virginians their second doses on time.

2️⃣ @VDHgov has issued clear and consistent guidance to local health districts on how to allocate doses for people who are currently eligible.

This includes making sure older Virginians and frontline essential workers are equally prioritized, while also maintaining flexibility.

3️⃣ We are increasing data transparency with a new #COVID19 vaccination dashboard that has additional information about distribution and usage by health district, facility type, and first and second doses.

Learn more: vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/co…

4️⃣ We are streamlining registration by creating a central, statewide system. We expect to launch this platform soon—and I am directing @VDHgov to speed up their work.

We are also working to increase the size of our #COVID19 call center.

5️⃣ We are extending the current mitigation measures through the end of February. This is no time to let down our guard, especially as we ramp up vaccinations.

Read the amended executive order here: bit.ly/AmendedEO72

We've been living with this virus for nearly a year—I know everyone is frustrated and out of patience.

We will continue using every resource we have, including working closely with the new administration, to get the vaccine to every Virginian who wants it by the end of summer.