There have been concerns for weeks about the lack of clear comms between states and the admin about vaccine distribution. State officials feared there would be shortages and that they wouldn’t get what they were promised in terms of doses.
We’ve been speaking to officials across the country who as of Monday still had no idea when they were getting their shipments
Some states were so concerned about this happening that they spelled it out in black and white in the vaccine distribution plans they submitted to the CDC.
And here we are, the vaccine still sitting in a warehouse.
To be sure, getting the vaccine out to communities across the country is a huge undertaking. But the admin went out there and had multiple press conferences saying “we got this”.
To be sure, getting the vaccine out to communities across the country is a huge undertaking. But the admin went out there and had multiple press conferences saying “we got this”.
Part of the problem? Basic supply chain management.
But this messaging from states— that they haven’t received what they were promised —complicates the efforts by officials who are trying to instill trust in the distro process.
But this messaging from states— that they haven’t received what they were promised —complicates the efforts by officials who are trying to instill trust in the distro process.
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