ADShe did not detail which states and how many of the 11 million doses scheduled for delivery this week are affected. Missouri closed all large-scale vaccination sites through Friday. That was a source of confusion for people around the country who weren’t sure whether their designated vaccination sites were still operating and struggled to contact them by phone. Psaki announced weekly vaccine allocation to states will rise to 13.5 million, a 2.5 million dose increase as supply continues to run far behind demand. ADTuesday’s announcement came five days after Biden disclosed that his administration had finished an agreement with two vaccine manufacturers for an additional 200 million doses by the end of July.

Source: Washington Post February 16, 2021 22:39 UTC