Many states, including Washington (where this blog is based), were told last week their initial allotments of Covid-19 vaccine doses would be cut by up to 40%.
Many folks wondered what the heck was going on. Turns out it was quality control.
“States were given estimates that turned out to be based on vaccine doses produced, not those that had completed quality control and were releasable,” USA Today reported on Saturday, December 19, 2020.
The official in charge of the federal vaccine program “explained that he had not taken into consideration … [that] FDA must receive a certificate of analysis for each batch 48 hours before the manufacturer can ship that batch,” USA Today said, adding he “apologized to governors, saying it was entirely his fault.”
It seems as though this should only affect delivery schedules, and not quantities delivered. For more details, read story here.
Photo: Army General Gustave Perna, who headed the Army’s logistics before taking charge of the federal government’s Operation Warp Speed, the program to rush development and delivery of a Covid-19 vaccine, admitted he overlooked a crucial detail when issuing distribution figures to states.