In Tennessee and North Carolina, demand for the COVID-19 vaccine has slowed down so much that they have given millions of doses back to the federal governm
More than two dozen states have reduced how frequently they report what s happening with the pandemic in their states, raising alarm among some public health experts.
"There have been interruptions, there have been concerns, and there's even been the pause," one state official said. "And because of that, it has at times really not lived up to that promise that we all would have liked here for the J&J vaccine."
The U.S. is confronted with an ever-growing surplus of COVID-19 vaccines, looming expiration dates and stubbornly lagging demand at a time when the developing world is clamoring for doses to stem a rise in infections