LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Some coronavirus vaccination events have been cancelled across Nebraska because winter weather across the country delayed vaccine shipments.
Health officials in Beatrice and Hastings canceled vaccination appointments that were scheduled for this week because of the delays in shipments, according to the Lincoln Journal Star.
“Unfortunately, we have a slight setback in vaccination progress this week,” said Michele Bever, executive director of the South Heartland District Health Department in Hastings. “Vaccine shipments are being delayed across the country due to the weather and we have lost hope that we will receive our allotment in time for some ‘first dose’ clinics this week. We will be rescheduling appointments to next week.”
Officials in Beatrice said they will contact everyone who was scheduled to receive a vaccination Thursday to reschedule their appointments.
The West Central District Health Department in North Platte said it has enough vaccine on hand for the appointments it has scheduled this week, but it may have to delay next week’s vaccination clinics because of the shipment delays.
The state estimated that 6.5% of Nebraska’s population has now received both required doses of the vaccine. Nebraska has distributed roughly 74% of the vaccine doses it has received.
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