Pfizer Says Millions Of Vaccine Doses Are Ready, But States Say Shipments Were Cut
Friday, December 18, 2020 Pfizer is not having any production issues with our COVID-19 vaccine, CEO Albert Bourla says. But Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says the company has had problems. Many states say their allocations for next week have been cut without an explanation.
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Pfizer is pushing back on the Trump administration s suggestion that the company is having trouble producing its COVID-19 vaccine, saying it s ready to ship millions more doses – once the government asks for them. As the company spoke out, several states said their vaccine allocations for next week have been sharply reduced.
States were left scrambling after finding out they d get 20-40% less vaccine than they expected. Here s why. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
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In the first major hiccup of the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, states this week found themselves scrambling to adjust as they received word they would get between 20% and 40% less vaccine next week than they had been told as late as Dec. 9.
States were given estimates that turned out to be based on vaccine doses produced, not those that had completed quality control and were releasable. Only on Wednesday and later were states informed of the actual numbers.
States were left scrambling after finding out they d get 20-40% less vaccine than they expected. Here s why. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
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In the first major hiccup of the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, states this week found themselves scrambling to adjust as they received word they would get between 20% and 40% less vaccine next week than they had been told as late as Dec. 9.
States were given estimates that turned out to be based on vaccine doses produced, not those that had completed quality control and were releasable. Only on Wednesday and later were states informed of the actual numbers.
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