HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health continues to receive and distribute shipments of COVID-19 vaccine as quickly and efficiently as possible. Here are the latest figures.
- Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine:
11,700 doses ordered today. Delivery expected early next week.
21,450 doses previously delivered.
- Moderna vaccine:
10,900 doses ordered today. Delivery expected early next week.
12,000 doses previously delivered.
- 5,400 Moderna doses previously delivered to CVS & Walgreens for use in long-term care facilities
- Combined totals (Pfizer-BioNTech & Moderna)
22,600 vaccine doses ordered today.
33,450 vaccine doses previously delivered.
5,400 vaccine doses delivered to CVS & Walgreens
- Hawai‘i expects to receive a combined total of 61,450 vaccine doses by the end of the year. This represents a delay in shipment of 24% of the 81,825 doses the state anticipated receiving by December 31. It is important to note Operation Warp Speed has not canceled orders, but 24% of shipments to Hawai‘i are delayed.
- To date more than 9,000 vaccines have been administered statewide.
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PDF: Hawai‘i Department of Health: Vaccine Distribution Update
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