Millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are languishing in warehouses awaiting shipment instructions from the Trump administration — even as states are clamoring for them — vaccine manufacturer Pzifer said in a statement Thursday. Pfizer defended itself amid the rising fears about vaccine delivery, noting that it has no production problems — and has doses ready to go. On top of Pfizer’s 2.9 million doses already shipped, millions of more doses of Moderna’s vaccine are ready to go out next week if they’re approved, which is likely. Pfizer will provide an additional 2 million doses next week, according to Health Secretary Alex Azar. Ron DeSantis (R) said Tuesday that his state’s vaccine doses are “on hold right now” due to Pfizer “production issues,” which the company has flatly denied.

Source: Huffington Post December 18, 2020 01:52 UTC