(WXYZ) – Due to the unexpected lack of the second dose vaccine, Beaumont Health cancels 1,884 meetings.
On Friday, Beaumont learned of an unexpected reduction in the allocation of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in the state of Michigan, forcing the health system to cancel the second dose scheduled for Thursday.
The health system says it works to automatically reschedule all canceled appointments a week later, at the same time and on the same day of the week.
Beaumont says he is looking for more clarity from the state about these secondary doses.
While three weeks is the typical time between the two doses of Pfizer vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the vaccine remains effective when patients receive the second dose up to six weeks after the first dose.
Most patients will receive an email if their appointment is canceled, but Beaumont will also try to contact other patients without an email address.
In addition, the health system will no longer be able to open multiple Pfizer vaccine meetings for the first dose at the Beaumont Service Center until an additional vaccine is received. Beaumont is ready to administer 50,000 doses a week, but this week it will only be able to make 2,200, which is the whole state provided in its recent allocation, the health system said.
Beaumont says he is working diligently to get more vaccines from the state to provide the second dose needed in a timely manner.
“We are so disappointed that we had to cancel these appointments. Our teams worked 24 hours a day, and throughout the weekend, with the state to try to provide the second-dose vaccine we requested, “said Carolyn Wilson, Beaumont’s chief health officer, in a statement. the press. “We remain committed to vaccinating patients as soon as possible as soon as we receive the allocated doses of the vaccine.”
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