Morning Jolt: The Disappearing Vaccine Doses

On the menu today: The problems in the vaccine rollout don't make sense. We know how many manufacturers are sending to the states, and we know how many vaccines are ending up in arms. And somewhere along the line, a whole bunch of vaccines just . . . seem to disappear.

Is the Issue of Missing Vaccines Just a Matter of States Setting Aside Second Doses?

As of this morning, according to the New York Times, Moderna and Pfizer have shipped more than 70 million doses to the states, and somehow the states have gotten only 52.8 million of those shots into peoples' arms. The Bloomberg chart has a slightly better figure, showing states have administered 54.6 million doses, out of roughly the same total.

That leaves anywhere from 15.4 to 17.2 million doses either in transit or sitting on shelves somewhere. The country is vaccinating about 1.67 million people per day according to the ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY February 16 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY February 16 2021 The Disappearing Vaccine Doses On the menu today: The problems in the vaccine rollout don't make sense. We know how many manufacturers are sending to the states, and we know how many vaccines are ending up in arms. And somewhere along the line, a whole bunch of vaccines just . . . seem to disappear. Is the Issue of Missing Vaccines Just a Matter of States Setting Aside Second Doses? As of this morning, according to the New York Times, Moderna and Pfizer have shipped more than 70 million doses to the states, and somehow the states have gotten only 52.8 million of those shots into peoples' arms. The Bloomberg chart has a slightly better figure, showing states have administered 54.6 million doses, out of roughly the same total. That leaves anywhere from 15.4 to 17.2 million doses either in transit or sitting on shelves somewhere. The country is vaccinating about 1.67 million people per day according to the ...   READ MORE

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