Vaccine manufacturer Moderna said Tuesday it has resolved a supply chain disruption that was delaying production of its vaccine.The New England-based company is now moving up its delivery date for another 100 million doses.Last month, health officials were optimistic about when vaccinations would be widely available to the public. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who initially forecasted a timeline of late April for vaccine availability to the general public, adjusted his prediction Tuesday.”That was predicated on (Johnson and Johnson) having considerably more doses than now we know they’re going to have,” Fauci said. “So that timeline will probably be prolonged maybe into mid-to-late May and early June. That’s fine.”Moderna officials said a contractor was experiencing delays, hampering its vaccine production. The company said it will make up for lost time by bumping up shipments of 100 million doses by a month, to the end of May, with another 100 million doses delivered to states by the end of July, two months faster than predicted.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New Hampshire has administered more than 216,000 doses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. More than 151,000 Granite Staters have received their first shot, and more than 65,000 have received their second.White House officials said Tuesday that the number of vaccines being sent to more than 40,000 pharmacies is doubling.”Today’s announcement amounts to 2 million doses going to pharmacies this week, and this program will increase access across the country so that people can call and make an appointment,” said White House press secretary Jen Psaki.The administration said it’s also increasing the number of people who administer vaccinations, deploying more National Guard members to vaccination sites and enlisting the help of retired nurses and doctors on vaccination crews to get shots into arms.
Vaccine manufacturer Moderna said Tuesday it has resolved a supply chain disruption that was delaying production of its vaccine.
The New England-based company is now moving up its delivery date for another 100 million doses.
Last month, health officials were optimistic about when vaccinations would be widely available to the public. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who initially forecasted a timeline of late April for vaccine availability to the general public, adjusted his prediction Tuesday.
“That was predicated on (Johnson and Johnson) having considerably more doses than now we know they’re going to have,” Fauci said. “So that timeline will probably be prolonged maybe into mid-to-late May and early June. That’s fine.”
Moderna officials said a contractor was experiencing delays, hampering its vaccine production. The company said it will make up for lost time by bumping up shipments of 100 million doses by a month, to the end of May, with another 100 million doses delivered to states by the end of July, two months faster than predicted.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New Hampshire has administered more than 216,000 doses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. More than 151,000 Granite Staters have received their first shot, and more than 65,000 have received their second.
White House officials said Tuesday that the number of vaccines being sent to more than 40,000 pharmacies is doubling.
“Today’s announcement amounts to 2 million doses going to pharmacies this week, and this program will increase access across the country so that people can call and make an appointment,” said White House press secretary Jen Psaki.
The administration said it’s also increasing the number of people who administer vaccinations, deploying more National Guard members to vaccination sites and enlisting the help of retired nurses and doctors on vaccination crews to get shots into arms.
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