Some health officials in the Triangle said they are receiving fewer coronavirus vaccines this week than they anticipated. As a result, fewer vaccination appointments will be available.
NUMBER ONE SOURCE FOR LOCAL NEWS. >>> SOME HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE CRITICIZING THE STATE'S VACCINATION ROLLOFF. SAYING THEY LACK A CONSISTENT PLAN. THE NORTH CAROLINA HEALTHCARE SENSATIONS IN A LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR URGING HIM TO ADDRESS CONCERNS. SARAH KRUEGER IS OUTSIDE DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TO EXPLAIN WHAT IS PROMPTING THE LATEST FRUSTRATIONS. >> Reporter: THIS COMES AFTER THE STATE CHANGED PLACEMENT OF VACCINES. HOSPITALS LIKE DUKE UNIVERSITY ARE NOT RECEIVING AS MANY DOSES AS THEY EXPECTED. BOTH DUKE AND UNC TELL ME THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO VACCINATE A LOT MORE PEOPLE, BUT THE STATE IS SIMPLY NOT GIVING THEM ENOUGH DOSES. UNC SAYS THEY WILL BE GETTING 10,000 DOSES FROM THE STATE THIS WEEK FOR THE 14 SITES AROUND THE STATE. THAT IS LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT THEY ANTICIPATED. BOTH HOSPITALS, AS WELL AS CAPE FEAR, TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO CANCEL ANY APPOINTMENTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN SCHEDULING ONLY AFTER SEEING HOW MANY DOSES THEY GET. PEOPLE SAY THEY JUST WANT THE VACCINES GOING WHEREVER THEY WILL TURN AROUND THE FASTEST. >> THE BIGGEST PRIORITY SHOULD BE GETTING THE MOST NUMBER SHOTS IN THE MOST TIMES. >> A HOSPITAL CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH. THEY HAVE ONLY A FINITE AMOUNT OF STAFF. SO, I THINK THE MASS VACCINATION SITES WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. >> Reporter: LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ARE EXPERIENCING FRUSTRATION ABOUT THE AMOUNTS THEY ARE GETTING. THEY WROTE A LETTER TO STATE OFFICIAL SAYING SOME HEALTH DEPARTMENTS WILL NOW HAVE TO CANCEL APPOINTMENTS. AS FAR AS AN EXPLANATION, WE JUST HEARD BACK FROM STATE OFFICIALS ON WHY THERE ARE THERE RID DOSED AMOUNT GOING TO HOSPITALS AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. THEY ARE PRIORITIZING SENDING MORE DOSES TO THE MASS VACCINATION SITES. THAT IS NOT SITTING WELL WITH EVERYONE. >> SARAH KRUEGER, DUKE
