The 358,280 doses Alabama has reportedly administered is just 54.3 percent of the doses it’s actually received. That percentage is the lowest in the nation.
There is a slight delay between data shown by the CDC and that shown by state health departments.
The Alabama Department of Public Health reports 373,907 doses have been administered by the state, out of 714,275 doses delivered to the state. But at 52.3 percent, that percentage is actually less than what the CDC data shows.
Neither of those figures includes the doses delivered to long term care facilities in Alabama through a federal program that is counted separately.
Alabama’s struggle with vaccine distribution has been well documented. The state rolled out an online dashboard for vaccine signups earlier this week, and the rollout has frustrated many. As of Tuesday morning, only 31 of Alabama’s 67 counties had time slots available for vaccine sign-ups through the health department, and many of those appointments weren’t available until March or were only for second doses.
The White House has warned the state’s against holding back second doses – saying instead that vaccine should be used when it’s available. Last month, Alabama said it would take doses away from providers who weren’t giving them out fast enough. Since that time health officials have moved at least 4,000 doses from slow providers. But Alabama health officials last week said that hadn’t happened, and supply was still based on population.
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