W.Va. Governor Says If His State Had Enough Doses by Valentine's Day, 'Every Person Over 65 Would Be Vaccinated'

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice praised the state's coronavirus vaccine rollout, and declared that if it has the "doses by Valentine's Day, every person in this state, 65 years of age and older, would be vaccinated," reports CNBC . The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID-19 Vaccination Tracker rated West Virginia either the number one or number two state for shots administered per capita for the last three weeks. The state also has a first dose administration rate of 95.2 percent and a second dose vaccination rate of 46.8 percent. In detailing the state's strategy on CNBC's "The News with Shepard Smith," Justice said "we didn't necessarily take the federal approach, we took a practical approach, and we took an all in approach. We brought our National Guard, our local pharmacies, our local health care people, and our local health clinics and everything." West Virginia has administered almost 12,000 doses, or 77 percent of their dose supply, and Justice highlighted the importance of prioritizing the vaccination of older Americans. "We looked at this just one way, and it was age and age, and age, and we knew we had to move," he said. "We didn't want vaccines sitting on a shelf, we needed them in people's arms."