Governor Little Vaccine Plan

In an attempt to get the vaccine out more efficiently, Governor Little is enlisting the help of the Idaho National Guard.

LITTLE STOPPED ATTHE COLLEGE OFSOUTHERN IDAHO INTWIN FALLS TODISCUSS A VARIETYOF TOPICS BUTPERHAPS THE MOSTHEAVILY DISCUSSEDWAS THE COVIDVACCINEDISTRIBUTION PLAN.IDAHO NEWS SIXREPORTER ALEXGRANT HAS MORE ONHOW THE GOVERNORPLANS TOEFFECTIVELY GETTHE VACCINE OUT ASEFFICIENTLY ASPOSSIBLE.THE IDAHODEPARTMENT OFHEALTH WELFARESAYS IDAHO WILLNOT SEE A LARGEINCREASE OFVACCINES FROM THEPREVIOUSLYANNOUNCEDRELEASE OF SECONDDOSES.

YET THEFEDERALGOVERNMENTASSURED IT WILLSTILL SUPPLY ANEXTRA 950 DOSESPER WEEK.

DUE TOTHESECIRCUMSTANCESTHE GOVERNOR ISSTRESSING THEIMPORTANCE OFRESIDENTSRECEIVING THEVACCINE."THE SCHEDULING ISSO IMPORTANT ANDIT'S IMPORTANT FORPEOPLE, AND I WANTTO EMPHASIZE THIS.IF THEY SET UP ANAPPOINTMENT, TOSHOW UP FOR THEIRAPPOINTMENT.

IFTHEY DON'T SHOWUP FOR THEIRAPPOINTMENT THATMEANS ALL THATINFRASTRUCTURESITTING THERE, ANDTHE WORST-CASESCENARIO IS AT THEEND OF THE DAY, WEHAVE SOME VACCINETHAT GOES BAD."AS THE VACCINESARE SHIPPED TOHEALTH DISTRICTS,CLINICS ANDHOSPITALS, THEGOVERNOR WASCLEAR THATCONSISTENTCOMMUNICATION ISKEY TO GET THEDOSES OUT."I'VE GOT THEMSCHEDULED; I THINKEVERY WEEK TOTALK TO EVERYHEALTH DISTRICT.WHETHER IT BE THEHOSPITALS, THELONG-TERM CAREFACILITIES, THEPHARMACIES, THIS ISREALLY CRITICAL TOME THAT WE GETTHIS VACCINE OUT."THERE IS STILL ACONCERN WITH HOWTHE VACCINES CANGET OUT TO MORESECLUDED ORRURAL AREAS."WE'RE GOING TOPUT INCENTIVES INPLACE THERE BUTYOU KNOW THOSEPEOPLE ARE OFTENUSED TO GOING INTOTOWN ANYWAY BUTWE'LL DO BOTH.WE'LL SEND OUTCLINICS THERE ANDTHEN WE'LL TRY ANDSCHEDULE THEM SOTHEY CAN COME TOTOWN."TO TRY AND HELP,THE GOVERNOR ISUTILIZING THESTATE'S NATIONALGUARD."I WANT THEM TOSURGE IN THEVACCINE BECAUSETHAT IS SOIMPORTANT.

SO, IF AHEALTH DISTRICT ORCOMMUNITY DOESN'THAVE ENOUGHRESOURCES TO DOVACCINES ANDTHEY'RE DOINGCONTACT TRACINGOR TESTING, WE'REGOING TO MOVETHEM IN."THE GOVERNORSTATED HOW THENEXT PRIORITYGROUP WILL HAVEBEGIN HAVING THEIRVACCINATIONSADMINISTEREDFEBRUARY FIRST.IN TWIN FALLS I'MALEX GRANT IDAHONEWS SIX.