More than 2.9 million vaccines have been allocated to states, CDC says
From CNN s Deidre McPhillips
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published a list detailing the number of vaccine allocations made available for states and jurisdictions to order against.
A total of 2,980,575 doses were allocated for first doses of the Pfizer vaccine, followed by a similar number available for second doses approximately 21 days later.
Operation Warp Speed officials have said that allocations were made in proportion to population counts for states and jurisdictions. Among states, first dose allocations range from 327,600 in California to 4,875 in Wyoming.
States started to receive deliveries of the vaccine this week, with the first doses administered starting Monday morning.
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►Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen Pence, will receive the new COVID-19 vaccine at the White House on Friday, in a public inoculation aimed at building trust among Americans about its safety. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to get the shot next week. There s no word yet on whether President Donald Trump will get it.
Supply issues hamper Pfizer providing more vaccine faster CNN 12/16/2020 By Ellie Kaufman and Sara Murray, CNN © Jessica Hill/AP System Pharmacy Clinical Manager at Hartford HealthCare Colleen Teevan administers the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 to a front line worker outside of Hartford Hospital, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Vaccine supply constraints are complicating the Trump administration s hopes of striking a deal with Pfizer to purchase another 100 million doses of the company s coronavirus vaccines, the latest hurdle to ramping up vaccine production as the virus rapidly spreads.
Officials from the Trump administration and Pfizer confirmed that the two sides are negotiating for the government to purchase the additional doses for distribution between April and June 2021. But the timing has been a sticking point, as the US clamors for delivery as soon as possible while Pfizer juggles global demand.
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2 million Pfizer doses and 5.9 million Moderna doses allocated for next week, US health secretary says
From CNN s Naomi Thomas
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks during an Operation Warp Speed briefing on December 16. HHS and DoD
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Wednesday that approximately 2 million doses of Pfizer s vaccine have been allocated for jurisdictions to use next week.
If Moderna s Covid-19 vaccine is authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration in the coming days, Azar said the US has authorized nearly 5.9 million doses for next week.
Remember: The Moderna vaccine has not been approved by for emergency use yet, but an advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration released a document confirming the vaccine s efficacy on Tuesday.
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