The Biden administration is once again stepping up the weekly Covid-19 vaccine supply to states, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Tuesday.
During a call with regulators, White House coordinator Covid Jeff Zients told officials that the administration is “increasing vaccine supply to 13.5 million doses per week to states,” Psaki said at Tuesday’s preparatory meeting. 57% increase from dedication rates.
In addition, Psaki said, the administration will “double the supply to our pharmacy program. “This week, 2 million doses will be sent to pharmacies across the country,” she said, which is expected to expand in the coming weeks.
“Finally,” Psaki said, more than 40,000 drugstores nationwide provide vaccines.
This news comes as the administration is working to quickly scale vaccines nearly four weeks after taking office amid some confusion and feedback from regulators.
More context: Kevin Liptak of CNN reported Monday that a group of bipartisan rulers expressed concern about the Biden administration’s vaccine release, writing in a letter to the White House that better coordination between the federal government and states about circulating doses to prevent upset and duplication of effort.
The executive committee of the National Association of Governors, made up of Democrats and Republicans, raised fears about two areas of confusion: first, the numbers publicly reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for vaccine distribution; and second, the individual federal circulation systems – including a recently launched program of sending vaccines directly to pharmacies – claim to be ineffective. cause.