State Health Officials to Lay Out Time Frame on When More People Can Receive COVID-19 Vaccinations

Alabama will soon announce a time frame for expanding who can get COVID-19 vaccinations. State Health Officer Scott Harris made the announcement Thursday during budget hearings.

FILE – In this Jan. 21, 2021 file photo a medical staff member prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Tudor Ranch in Mecca, Calif. Democratic lawmakers are urging federal health officials to address racial disparity in vaccine access nationwide, as data from some states show hard-hit nonwhite Americans who are eligible to receive it are not getting COVID-19 vaccinations in proportion to their share of the population. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Legislators say there is widespread public frustration and anger over the vaccine rollout. Harris said the state will provide more information Friday.

He said supply is the main problem in trying to get more people vaccinations since there is not enough to go around.

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