The Beaumont Health System of Michigan cancels nearly 2,000 COVID-19 vaccine appointments in the second dose due to an unexpected shortage.
The health system he said in a statement On Monday, he learned of an “unexpected and significant reduction in the allocation of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Michigan,” forcing him to cancel 1,884 second-dose meetings scheduled for Thursday.
Beaumont said in a statement that it is ready to administer 50,000 doses a week, but will instead be able to administer only 2,200, which is the whole state provided in its recent allocation.
The health system said it had administered more than 100,000 doses since the vaccine became available two months later.
“We are so disappointed that we had to cancel these appointments. Our teams worked non-stop and throughout the weekend with the state to try to provide the second dose of vaccine we requested, “said Carolyn Wilson, Beaumont Health’s chief operating officer. a statement. “We remain committed to vaccinating patients as soon as possible as soon as we receive the allocated doses of the vaccine.”
Lynn Sutfin, a spokeswoman for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, said in a statement to The Hill that “the state has been working with Beaumont Health over the past week to reconcile the second dose shortage. It is unfortunate that they chose to cancel the high-dose appointments while we continue to work with them on this issue. ”
The Pfizer vaccine is intended to be given in two doses three weeks apart, while Moderna is intended to be given in two doses four weeks apart. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says the second dose of both vaccines can be given. up to six weeks after the first.