On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that Ohio’s vaccine rollout was moving relatively slow. While about 19.3% of vaccines had been used nationwide as of Dec. 21, according to Bloomberg, Ohio had used only 14.3% of its vaccine allotment.
DeWine declined to assign blame for the slow rollout, saying that the state was starting up an altogether new, large-scale vaccine program. The state's dashboard also is likely undercounting the true number of vaccines administered because some hospitals had trouble uploading data, he said.
Health care workers and those living and working in nursing homes and assisted living facilities already are receiving the vaccine, but DeWine said he had grown “impatient” with the pace of those who have been vaccinated.
On Wednesday, DeWine said he had a "candid discussion" with hospitals to talk about speeding up the rollout. He wants them to administer vaccines within 24 hours of receiving them and then update their records with the state within the day after.
“I’m just not satisfied with where we are in Ohio. We’re not moving fast enough. But we’re going to get there. We’re going to speed this thing up," he said.
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