Slow vaccine rollout will move on to at-risk groups next week

Portage County EMS workers receive the Covid-19 vaccine. Portage County Health District photo

Slow vaccine rollout will move on to at-risk groups next week

- Ben Wolford

Portage County will start offering vaccines to people at the highest risk of developing severe Covid-19 next week, though the countywide supply is a fraction of the need, officials said in a press briefing Thursday.

The second phase of vaccine distribution, 1B, includes members of the general population who are over 65 years old or those with severe congenital or developmental disorders. Portage County will receive 1,200 doses per week to address a Phase 1B population of 27,000 residents, said Portage County Health Commissioner Joseph Diorio.

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