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Despite Trump administration promise, government has no more ‘reserve’ 2nd vaccine doses
Hopes of a surge in Covid-19 vaccine shipments under a new policy to release second doses held in reserve appear to be evaporating with the revelation that those doses have already been distributed, contrary to recent indications by the Trump administration.
A senior administration official told CNN that when the administration announced that it would be releasing reserved doses Friday, many of those reserves had already been released into the system starting last year as production was ramping up.
When Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar was asked Friday whether there is in fact a reserve of second doses left to release, he said, “No. There’s not a reserve stockpile.”
Despite snag, Oregon to vaccinate educators starting Jan. 25, seniors over 80 Feb. 8
Governor, others say fewer shipments than feds promised prompt delays
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gov. Kate Brown and state health officials expressed frustration Friday over the news that Oregon’s share of federal COVID-19 vaccine shipments won’t rise as expected next week and laid out revised timelines to get educators and seniors vaccinated while tackling bottlenecks that have emerged in the state system.
Brown said she is demanding answers about why promised increased dose shipments aren’t happening: “Their empty promises are really playing with people’s lives,” she said, claiming “the Trump administration pulled the rug out from under us by a cruel joke” and “forces some difficult choices.”