Fewer vaccines arriving in Yuma County this week

News 11's Crystal Jimenez looks into the cause of the reduced shipment

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Yuma County Public Health Services District reported, it's receiving a smaller allocation of COVID-19 vaccine this week, because of reporting issues last week.

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey issued an Executive Order last month requiring providers to report exactly how many vaccines they're administering. Ducey wants to track vaccines to make sure it's used before its expiration date.

Diana Gomez, the director of the Yuma County Public Health District (YCHPD),said there were providers who didn't file their reports by last Friday's deadline.

Yuma County couldn't tell us how many doses it expects to get in the next round of allocations, but Gomez expects it to be less than in previous weeks.

Gomez emphasized the importance of providers making the deadline on time, during Monday's Yuma County Board of Supervisors meeting.

Gomez told supervisors about the solution to the problem. She said the issue has been resolved, and the data has been updated.

Sunset Health, Regional Center for Border Health, and Yuma Regional Medical Center told News 11 it all has special teams that work solely on the documentation and reporting in accordance with state requirements.

Wednesday on the Early Edition, News 11's Crystal Jimenez learns more about the key factors affecting vaccine allocation in Yuma County.

*Correction - 2:18 pm: updated to reflect the fact that YCPHD cannot predict how many doses of COVID-19 vaccine it will receive in this week's allocation.