Inslee Visits Town Toyota Center Mass Vaccination Site Wednesday

Governor Jay Inslee met with local officials while touring the Town Toyota Center COVID-19 mass vaccination site Wednesday.

Inslee said the site's efficiency has been impressive thus far and should only improve with Tier 2's eligibility.

"This is really important for the Wenatchee Valley because we have some essential workers who are doing some of the most essential work in human history, which is feeding us. The agricultural workers today are now eligible for the vaccine." explained Inslee, "We are very excited about that because some of our agricultural workers, who are doing this incredible work to put food on our table, have actually been bitten by this COVID the worst."

The Hispanic community makes up roughly 14% of the state's population, but has accounted for about 30% of infections.

The site is currently vaccinating about 1,100 people a day with the capacity to process around 2,000 with minimal changes to the system.

"We think this bodes well for our future because we are going to have significantly increased doses coming to the state of Washington." continued Inslee, "To be able to have the confidence that the Wenatchee Valley will deliver on an efficient basis is really great news."

Inslee also praised the community for its robust outreach efforts. In addition, he stated that in the near future he will be announcing the next groups to become vaccine eligible, which will include people with co-morbidities.