SEATTLE, Wash. — The COVID-19 vaccine has begun arriving in Washington.
Authorities are getting shots ready for people in high-risk categories who will be eligible to receive it in the first distribution phase.
About 3,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived at UW Medical Center early Monday, which was among the first delivery of the vaccine in the state.
The shots have been OK’d by federal officials and a Western states review board.
The initial doses in Washington will go to health workers and people in long-term care facilities, but it will be months before it is available to the broader population.