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Still confused about the 2nd dose vaccine supply? Me too, but I think this is what happened: 🧵
Let’s go chronologically. Last Thursday, governors wrote a letter to @SecAzar requesting second doses not be held in reserve and instead immediately be made available:
2. Friday, CNN reported the Biden team planned to do just that:
3. Tuesday @SecAzar said OWS would make the change as well.
Azar: "We can now ship all of the doses, that had been held in physical reserve with second doses being supplied by doses coming off of manufacturing lines with quality control going
4. @SecAzar also noted in that announcement:
"Each week, doses available would be released to first cover the needed second doses, and then cover additional first vaccinations." (4)
5. There was an expectation that with release of 2nd doses would come an immediate increase in # of doses states could order.
That... didn't happen:
Let’s go chronologically. Last Thursday, governors wrote a letter to @SecAzar requesting second doses not be held in reserve and instead immediately be made available:
Coalition of 8 governors writes to HHS @SecAzar & General Gustave Perna to request they release second doses of #covid19 vaccine immediately & trust manufacturing supply will come through: https://t.co/jIjAwSqApp pic.twitter.com/y5YOSqoEb1
— Meg Tirrell (@megtirrell) January 7, 2021
2. Friday, CNN reported the Biden team planned to do just that:
CNN reports Biden administration won't hold back second doses of #covid19 vaccine: https://t.co/TS0XJENudf
— Meg Tirrell (@megtirrell) January 8, 2021
3. Tuesday @SecAzar said OWS would make the change as well.
Azar: "We can now ship all of the doses, that had been held in physical reserve with second doses being supplied by doses coming off of manufacturing lines with quality control going
Operation Warp Speed is now releasing entire supply of #covid19 vaccines instead of holding second doses in reserve, @SecAzar says https://t.co/Vv88EheIaJ
— Meg Tirrell (@megtirrell) January 12, 2021
4. @SecAzar also noted in that announcement:
"Each week, doses available would be released to first cover the needed second doses, and then cover additional first vaccinations." (4)
5. There was an expectation that with release of 2nd doses would come an immediate increase in # of doses states could order.
That... didn't happen: