Ron Balajadia, chief of the state government’s health vaccination branch, has announced the state government’s David Igay, Lt. Gov. Josh Green and the state’s temporary state plan to distribute the coronavirus to it once it becomes available.
Due to the expected initial limited vaccine supply, IJ said the vaccine would be distributed to people falling into four priority groups.
>> The first group includes health care workers and first responders who are at high risk of COVID-19 exposure, residents of all ages with underlying health conditions, including Hawaii residents who are 65 years of age or older living in settlement settings. Is.
>> The second priority group will include K-12 teachers and school staff with essential workers, people from homeless shelters or physically and mentally handicapped group homes. Prisons, jails, detention centers and all adults and workers 65 years of age or older.
>> The third priority group includes children from infants to 22 years. This group also includes employees of industries and businesses that are not considered essential but may be at increased risk of exposure.
>> The fourth priority group includes all Hawaiian residents who do not fall into the previous three categories.
The Federal Food and Drug Administration has suggested that the vaccine will be available as soon as possible by the end of the year. U.S. The Food and Drug Administration today approved the first drug to treat Covid-19: Antiviral drug given by IV to hospitalized patients: Remedacivir.
The purpose of the state scheme, which still needs to be examined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is Covid-1 in the state. To reduce the spread of. Leela said vaccinations for the state could come in the form of two shots, except for four weeks.
“The goal is to reduce the risks that long-term people catch it,” Leela said, adding that the vaccines will be free.
Encouraged people to continue wearing masks to prevent greens from catching COVID-19.
The state estimates it will spend 25 25 million on the collection and distribution of vaccines through mobile and drive-through clinics, Balajadia said.
“We will not put any vaccine that is not safe, not effective and will be checked through appropriate channels,” Balajadia said.
The approved plan will eventually be posted on the health department’s website.
The Department of Health’s Department of Health today reported three new coronavirus-related deaths and 102 new infections across the state on Oahu, with 206 deaths and 14,335 cases reported since the onset of the epidemic.
U.S. The number of people who have died from coronavirus today is over 222,000.
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The Associated Press contributes to this report.
