Washington state is expecting to receive an increase in its COVID-19 vaccine allotment in the coming weeks as part of the Biden administration's plan to boost purchases of the vaccines to deliver enough to protect 300 million Americans by the end of summer.
Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday during a press conference the state is expected to receive a 16% increase in its weekly allotment of the vaccine over the next three weeks. "It's really great news," said Inslee.
The state is currently getting about 100,000 doses a week from the federal government.
Inslee also said the federal government will be sending special syringes to go along with the Pfizer vaccine, which are capable of extracting an extra dose from the vial.
The state continues to work towards administering 45,000 vaccinations a day, a goal Inslee set earlier this month.