Biden issuing pandemic plan that aims to expand access to testing and vaccines, reopen schools

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6. Agree with the "supply" issue

Montgomery County Commissioners' Chair Dr. Val Arkoosh just mentioned in an interview, the struggles that they (as the 3rd largest county population-wise in the state) are having with supply - particularly since the state just expanded the criteria for eligibility for the earliest vaccinations. I was shocked to hear that they are only getting 5,000 doses a week as their allocation. She stated that if that number doesn't change, it will take 50 weeks for just the 250,000 who would qualify for the "expanded" 1a phase - https://www.radio.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/arkoosh-not-happy-with-pa-vaccine-eligibility-expansion

Here in Philly, since our doses are not coming out of the state's allotment but are directly allocated by CDC, we are getting about 20,000 does per week (10,000 each for Pfizer's and Moderna's). THAT is a major disconnect between what we are getting and what Montco is getting.

If one were to do ballpark amounts based on what Philly is getting, I could see Allegheny County getting at least 15,000 and Montco at least 10,000.

But the other issue is going to be proper handling and storage, as I am seeing more reports of doses that have had to be discarded due to their storage somehow getting compromised (in some cases, where the freezer/refrigerator was operating out of spec, including for brief periods enough to spoil a batch) and/or the vaccine had been kept out of a chilled environment beyond a certain time frame.