Officials cut Washington’s COVID-19 vaccine allocation

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington’s allocation of the COVID-19 vaccine will be cut by 40% next week.

Other states are also seeing reductions.

Governor Jay Inslee said in a tweet Thursday the CDC told Washington about the reduced shipments.

He said the change is “disruptive and frustrating” and “no explanation was given.”

Authorities in Washington began vaccinating front-line health care workers this week and officials had expected to receive more than 74,000 doses next week.