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States complain of reduced vaccine allotments
Several states are voicing concern over the amount of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine they ll receive in its second week of distribution, saying they ve been told to expect significantly fewer doses. Other states, including Iowa, are saying they re getting less than they expected in this week s initial wave.
Senior Trump administration officials on Thursday downplayed the issue, citing confusion over semantics and changes to the delivery schedule rather than the amount, while Pfizer said its production levels remain the same.
Governors and health leaders in at least 10 states including Michigan, Washington, Illinois, Montana, Kansas, Nebraska, New Hampshire and Indiana said federal officials told them smaller shipments would be coming next week.
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ECNS App Download Health care workers roll a patient into the emergency room at Maimonides Medical Center during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Brooklyn borough of New York, United States, Dec. 14, 2020. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)
While the start of U.S. COVID-19 vaccination campaign this week has brought hope to the public, cases and hospitalizations continue to soar across the country.
The United States started its COVID-19 vaccine rollout nationwide on Monday as death toll of the pandemic topped 300,000.
U.S. federal officials leading the vaccine effort said earlier this week that they expect 20 million people to get the first of two required doses by the end of the year.
US continues to see soaring Covid cases, hospitalisations
Thu, Dec 17 2020 10:17:39 AM
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS): While the start of US Covid-19 vaccination campaign this week has brought hope to the public, cases and hospitalisations continue to soar across the country.
The US started its Covid-19 vaccine rollout nationwide on Monday as the death toll of the pandemic topped 300,000.
US federal officials leading the vaccine effort said earlier this week that they expect 20 million people to get the first of two required doses by the end of the year, Xinhua reported.
Frontline health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities are the first groups to get the vaccine, based on recommendations of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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