Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says the State will receive 150,000 COVID 19 vaccine doses by the end of December. The Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines are on the track to earn emergency authorization from the FDA by December 10 and December 14, respectively. Kansas is estimated to receive 24,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, which requires ultra cold storage, in its first shipment. The Moderna Vaccine shipment will follow shortly, Kelly says, with weekly shipments of both vaccines thereafter. But what about distribution? Kelly says it will follow KDHE and CDC recommendations:
Kelly added that the distribution plan is dependent on shipments coming in on time. She says, in the meantime, Kansans should not let their guards down and continue to wear masks and follow all other COVID safety guidelines.
