Kansas Governor Laura Kelly said Wednesday the state has vaccinated 198,350 residents for COVID-19, and that represents almost seven percent of the state’s population.

At her weekly news conference at the Statehouse, the governor said the state is expecting to get 18,525 first doses of the Pfizer vaccine next week, along with 18,525 second doses.  Moderna is planning to provide 25,700 first doses and 17,800 booster doses.   She said that adds up to 80,550 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, compared to the 45,000 doses that the state was getting a couple of weeks ago.

Governor Kelly said a vaccine mapping tool has been launched at the website https://kansasvaccine.gov and people can check that site to find out about vaccine availability in their communities.   The site will be updated weekly.   Kelly said because of the national vaccine shortage, many providers do not yet have enough vaccine to offer to the general public, but the web site is ready to go and the public can get familiar with it as supplies begin to keep up with demand.    She said providers who intend to provide doses to the general public should sign up on the web site.

The governor said vaccine distribution is still dependent on federal supplies, so in order to move through Phase Two and into Phase Three of the state vaccination plan, Kansas will need to see a significant increase in doses from the federal government.