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Alfred Twu

30 Mar, 11 tweets, 4 min read

More states announced today when vaccines would be available for everyone 16 and up: Arkansas today, Delaware & Wisconsin next week. Two counties in California already open as well, with a 3rd on Thursday. Thread 1/

https://twitter.com/alfred_twu/status/1376995107547713537

accidentally hit the delete button on a previous thread, here are the links to the three California counties: Butte (3/29), Contra Costa (3/30), and Stanislaus (4/1)

https://twitter.com/alfred_twu/status/1376995107547713537

Compared to its neighbors, Wisconsin had been slow to announce a day when it'd be open up to all, but now that Minnesota lets everyone get shots, Wisconsin made an announcement for April 5 as the day. wisn.com/article/evers-…

Earlier this week Arkansas pharmacists were reporting that they had lots of extra doses, yet no open-to-everyone date had been set yet. Today the governor said it's open to everyone right now. ksla.com/2021/03/30/gov…

Delaware will start letting people 16 and up to register for a vaccine appointment next week. philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/03/30/del…

Oregon and Washington still have May 1st as the open-to-everyone day, but may move it up depending on how many people already eligible sign up this week. katu.com/news/local/ore…

While the rest of Rhode Island has to wait until April 19, those in hard-hit zip codes can get their shots starting now. abc6.com/vaccine-eligib…

South Dakota is now up to phase 1E, general public expected date is still May. Lots of eligible people have signed up in SD & they have one of the high rates of vaccination in the country so far. doh.sd.gov/documents/COVI…

One county in Hawaii - Kauai - is moving forward faster than the rest of the state hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/03/30/kau…

Pennsylvania is still on their large Phase 1A, which includes ages 65+, healthcare workers, as well those at high risk. The state has had a strong signup rate among people in this phase. triblive.com/news/pennsylva…

https://twitter.com/alfred_twu/status/1374570796438355971

Just a week ago the map looked like this. It's been a big week for announcements!

https://twitter.com/alfred_twu/status/1374570796438355971

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