advertisement advertisement advertisement This week, the Trump administration announced that it would release all the available COVID-19 vaccines from its stockpile to ensure more people over the age of 65 can get a shot. The move followed President-elect Joe Biden’s declaration last week that he would release all the existing doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in order to get more people vaccinated faster. Both plans raise lots of questions for health researchers and public health experts. advertisement advertisement The two COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S.—from Pfizer and Moderna—each require two doses to be effective. So far, doctors and nurses have been holding back one dose of the vaccine for every dose they administer in order to ensure that there is an available dose on hand when people come in for their second inoculation. However, some public health experts have suggested that all available vaccines should be administered as soon as possible. The concern with this latter approach is around supply. If there are any hiccups in vaccine production, that may mean that people who need a second dose will not get it within the prescribed time period. Health experts worry that if second doses are delayed they may not… Read full this story
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