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States face difficult balance of supply and demand for COVID-19 vaccine • 10 min read Why are people hesitant to trust a COVID-19 vaccine? Vaccines are proven to reduce deaths and help end pandemics, but the historic speed that the coronavirus vaccines have been developed has made some people hesitant to take them.Octavio Jones/Reuters Public health experts and state officials say most Americans will need to be patient as the available supply of COVID-19 vaccines works to catch up to the demand as states start to make vaccination available to more people. Health and Human Services Secretary...

POLITICO Trump’s abrupt shift on Covid shots may sow more chaos And the changes come amid mounting disagreements over who is to blame for the slower-than-expected rollout of the vaccine. Robert Redfield (left), director of the CDC, walks past HHS Secretary Alex Azar to speak about Operation Warp Speed and Covid-19 vaccine distribution on Jan. 12. | AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool Link Copied Trump administration health officials blindsided states on Tuesday with an abrupt and dramatic shift in how they’ll distribute coronavirus vaccines that may set up new hurdles for the Biden transition...

The Trump administration announced sweeping changes to its vaccination rollout on Tuesday, including making all of the coronavirus vaccine supply immediately available, urging states to provide shots to anyone 65 and older and warning that states with lagging inoculations will lose some of their shots to speedier places.

KOMU 8 will continue to provide updates on the impact of COVID-19 on the community.

President-elect Biden is planning to take a dramatic step aimed at increasing the amount of vaccine available to states. His transition team says he&#039