US Delivers Over 25 Million COVID Boosters; Moderna''s Shot in Limited Supply
The U.S. government has sent out over 25 million of the updated COVID-19 booster shots, mostly from Pfizer|BioNTech, as production of the Moderna shot continues to ramp up, a federal health agency said Tuesday. Some U.S. pharmacies, including CVS Health and Walgreens Boots Alliance, also reported on Tuesday that government supply of Moderna''s updated shot remains limited, causing appointments for the product to vary across the country. Both CVS and Walgreens said they are working with the government to acquire more Moderna doses and have not seen any supply issues for the Pfizer booster. In August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer''s and Moderna''s updated booster shots that target the dominant BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants, as the country prepares for a broad fall revaccination campaign. According to the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), retail pharmacies will be receiving millions more doses of Moderna this week and production is ramping up. "We anticipate supply will continue to increase in the coming weeks," an ASPR spokesperson told Reuters.
US Delivers Over 25 Million COVID Boosters; Moderna''s Shot in Limited Supply
The U.S. government has sent out over 25 million of the updated COVID-19 booster shots, mostly from Pfizer|BioNTech, as production of the Moderna shot continues to ramp up, a federal health agency said Tuesday. Some U.S. pharmacies, including CVS Health and Walgreens Boots Alliance, also reported on Tuesday that government supply of Moderna''s updated shot remains limited, causing appointments for the product to vary across the country. Both CVS and Walgreens said they are working with the government to acquire more Moderna doses and have not seen any supply issues for the Pfizer booster. In August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer''s and Moderna''s updated booster shots that target the dominant BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants, as the country prepares for a broad fall revaccination campaign. According to the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), retail pharmacies will be receiving millions more doses of Moderna this week and production is ramping up. "We anticipate supply will continue to increase in the coming weeks," an ASPR spokesperson told Reuters.