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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans""><img width="624" height="147" style="width:6.5in;height:1.5312in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D6FE26.1E54BAD0"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="xeop"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">February 8, 2021</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">New COVID-19 vaccine administration transparency data now live</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">Boise, Idaho – New COVID-19 vaccine administration transparency data that the Governor promised Idahoans in his
</span><a href="https://gov.idaho.gov/pressrelease/gov-little-signs-executive-order-to-speed-up-safe-vaccine-rollout-promote-transparency-in-vaccine-administration/" target="_BLANK"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">Jan. 28 executive order</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">
is now live.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">The new tool,
<a href="https://public.tableau.com/profile/idaho.division.of.public.health#!/vizhome/provider_level_performance_vPublish/PROVIDER">
available at this link</a>, shows the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses that individual providers and local public health districts have been allocated and the number of doses that remain for them to administer.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">The dashboard helps ensure vaccine is getting out in a timely fashion.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">“Safety and transparency are paramount in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine in Idaho,” Governor Little said. “We owe it to Idahoans to get first doses administered to people who want
it within seven days of the doses coming into Idaho. Using the new COVID-19 vaccine administration transparency data available through my executive order, we will be able to tell if a provider is not administering their allocated doses quickly enough so we
can step in to help speed things up.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">Idaho’s progress with vaccine administration has improved since the Governor implemented new reporting requirements with his executive order. As of last Friday, 84-percent of first
doses received in Idaho have been administered, and Idaho is keeping pace with the majority of states in the administration of vaccine doses received.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">Governor Little continued to urge patience among Idahoans in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine because demand still far outpaces supply. Governor Little continues to press the Biden
Administration to make sure Idaho receives more doses of vaccine as quickly as the supply chain ramps up.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">A few important notes about the new dashboard include:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">“Distributed doses” include first
<b><u>and</u></b> second doses. Some doses that appear to have not been administered yet may be scheduled for an appointment or may not be reported in the state’s immunization system yet because providers have 72 hours to report after a dose has been given.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">The number of doses that remain to be administered could include a share of second doses that arrived early and cannot be administered yet because
the second dose must be given </span>at least 21 days for Pfizer and 28 days for Moderna after the first use<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">Idaho currently receives just over 25,000 first doses every week. The doses are shipped directly from the manufacturer to local public health districts
based on population size. The local public health districts are responsible for distribution of doses to enrolled providers in their district. Some local public health districts will store doses for providers if they do not have adequate storage space until
providers are prepared to administer doses. Each local public health district determines distribution of doses within the areas they serve.
</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">Just because there are doses remaining to be administered with a specific provider or local public health district does not mean people should just
show up expecting to receive one. Everyone seeking vaccine should make an appointment and keep their appointment. Information on when and where to receive vaccine is available at
</span><a href="https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/covid-19-vaccination" target="_BLANK"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/covid-19-vaccination</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">.
</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans""># # #</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Marissa Morrison, Press Secretary</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">208-943-1686 or
</span><a href="mailto:marissa.morrison@gov.idaho.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">marissa.morrison@gov.idaho.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">
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