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The state’s decision last week to expand vaccine eligibility to those age 65 and over touched off an overwhelming flood of phone calls and hospital visits from people seeking vaccine appointments, hospital leaders say.

State officials say Washington is now using about as many doses as it receives each week. At least 500,105 doses of vaccine had been administered in Washington as of Monday afternoon. That represents more than , according to the health department’s vaccination dashboard.

Hospitals, local health departments and businesses are ramping up mass vaccination clinics to meet the needs of those eligible to make appointments.