Winter Storms Hold-up 6 Million COVID Vaccine Doses

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Serious winter season storms in Texas and the Midwest have actually delayed shipment of a minimum of 6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, White House officials stated Friday in a briefing.

White House senior advisor for COVID-19 reaction Andy Slavitt stated the 3 days of delayed shipping created the stockpile of dosages. Shipment centers at UPS, FedEx, and McKesson have reported staffing scarcities, and road closures have actually contributed to the problem.

” As climate condition improve, we’re currently working to improve this stockpile,” he said, including that 1.4 million doses are on their method today.

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