Earlier this month, Virginia received 285,725 doses of Covid-19 vaccine, shipping them to hospitals and local health departments over the past two weeks. But less than a quarter of those vaccines — 54,295 — have actually been administered as of Wednesday, according to data from the state Department of Health.

Though some of that has been attributed to a lag in reporting the vaccinations, logistical challenges and confusion about where some health care providers — who are prioritized under the state’s plan —  can receive the doses have contributed to the delay.

What it means, however, is that Virginia’s hospitals and local health departments anticipate that some medical workers and long-term care residents — the first priority groups in the state’s multi-phase Covid-19 vaccine campaign — may not start the immunization process until the end of January or later.

Click here to read the complete story by Kate Masters in the Virginia Mercury.