NEW YORK: Scattered vaccine shortages cropped up on the front lines of the US battle against the coronavirus pandemic on Friday , prompting at least one large healthcare system to cancel a slew of appointments of people hoping to be inoculated.
De Blasio has said the city would be on track to meet its goal of vaccinating 1 million New Yorkers by the end of January if it is able to get supplies.AdvertisementDe Blasio, who said vaccine supplies should be allocated to localities commensurate with their ability to administer them, was among three dozen big city mayors who have asked the incoming Biden administration to send COVID-19 vaccine shipments directly to them, bypassing state governments.
The pace of new cases has risen since December to 235,766 per day on a seven-day average, while an average of 3,332 people are dying daily in what one model projects as the country's deadliest month. In Oregon, Governor Kate Brown said a federal official told her the state would not receive additional vaccine supplies because the federal government has none in reserve.
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