My friend Laurie says the vaccine supply is in real trouble...

[brooklynite]

Pfizer has announced a cutback in production as it attempts to build new factories.

Moderna has announced that it won't be able to meet its current contract goals.

Johnson & Johnson still hasn't gotten FDA approval.

[USALiberal]

1. Link?

[unblock]

6. Hey Brooklynite, Laurie.com is available if you want for a quick joke!

LOL

[Thekaspervote]

2. Biden to invoke the WPA to manufacture..this is his very first goal

[Blue_true]

5. I normally don't approve of giving government money to corporations.

But getting more vaccine out is an example of where giving out such money would totally in the public’s best interests. The companies can quickly roll out manufacturing facilities that increases supply.

[LisaL]

3. Johnson &Johnson hasn't completed clinical trials yet.

NT

[unblock]

4. 5 days. It'll be nice to get straight answers from official channels

And a project leader that doesn't want to direct us over a cliff....

[Irish_Dem]

7. During WWII, I think the factories worked 24/7? Multiple shifts.

Women did a great deal of the work since the men were away at war.

[MillenialDemLXXXIII]

8. Thanks for this valuable post, Brooklynite!

Even though it is disquieting. BTW, I'm pretty sure he's referring to infectious disease expert journalist Laurie Garrett, as she's made the rounds on the Rachel Maddow Show and PBS's NewsHour with Judy Woodruff amongst others in case any wondered who Laurie is.

[brooklynite]

9. Yes, she's a personal friend (I've mentioned her before)

She also mentioned a new variant in the Amazon that's apparently more infectious than the one in South Africa.

[Wellstone ruled]

10. Sure appearing a major PR stunt was or is being

pulled to please Diaper Don and his Gang of thieves. My Spouse and I were told yesterday that we would expect to get our Shots by March 1st. Now all bets are off. Had a hunch knowing the operations of Distribution,and specifically specialized Cold Storage and Handling of Bio materials,this whole program smelled to high hell and back.

Just more of Diaper Don's Bullshit Lies.

[LuckyCharms]

11. Thanks Donnie. Thanks Pence. Thanks Jared.

[Mr.Bill]

12. I'm worried that people who got their first shot

won't be able to get the second one.

[Bleacher Creature]

13. I don't doubt you and think the world of her, but why would Biden double down today?

There's no way he doesn't have access to that information, and yet he spent today reiterating his bold plans for his first 100 days.

[Ace Rothstein]

14. I don't think either Pfizer or Moderna had the number they claimed would be ready to go at approval.

Neither seem to be producing at the pace they claimed they'd be able to by the start of this year. My fear is that by the time it is finally available to the general public that the group who is getting their vaccines now will need vaccines once again.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

15. I just read in a Florida paper there's 40,000 people overdue for their second dose....

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See: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-ne-covid-florida-vaccine-overdue-20210115-fgs6z7fbljesfpsunlq7u7sxmu-story.html

A total of 40,661 people in Florida are overdue for their second shot of the COVID vaccine, a figure that has grown steadily through the week.

The two vaccines approved for use in the United States each require a booster shot after either three or four weeks, depending on the vaccine. While 79,552 people in Florida have received both shots, the number of people who failed to obtain the second shot has nearly quadrupled over the past four days, according to figures released Friday by the Florida Department of Health.

However, the article went on to say it was not a problem of vaccine availability since Florida has been issued around 2-million doses. Sounds like poor coordination and planning to me.

The frightening part is that those 40K people receiving early doses are the one needing immunity the most.

KY

[NoMoreRepugs]

16. If DeSantizer is involved it's going to be fucked up.

Our AssHat gubener couldn’t manage a hot dog cart.

[obamanut2012]

18. Or Canadian and Russian tourists

That is why my parents haven't been able to get it -- they were told on the DL that MANY tourists are flying here to get it, and they were told they have to give it to them.

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. The Pfizer cutback in production applies to Europe and Canada

OTTAWA -- Over the next month Canada will be experiencing a “temporary” delay in Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shipments due to the pharmaceutical giant’s expansion plans at its European manufacturing facility, with the shortage resulting in an average of 50 per cent of coming doses delayed each week.

While shipments will continue in the coming weeks, the amount of doses in them will be lessened, sometimes by hundreds of thousands of doses.

“Pfizer has confirmed that Canada's deliveries will be impacted for the next four weeks. We will see an average reduction over this timeframe of 50 per cent of expected deliveries. There will minimal impact next week… The most profound impact will be in the week of January 25,” said Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, who is leading Canada’s logistical rollout.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/canada-s-coming-month-of-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-shipments-will-be-reduced-by-half-1.5268222

Several EU countries are receiving significantly fewer doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine than expected, after the US firm slowed shipments.

Six nations called the situation "unacceptable" and warned it "decreases the credibility of the vaccination process".

Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia urged the EU to apply pressure on Pfizer-BioNTech.

Pfizer said the reduced deliveries were a temporary issue.

In a statement on Friday, the drugmaker said shipments were being affected by changes to its manufacturing processes designed to boost production.

"Although this will temporarily impact shipments in late January to early February, it will provide a significant increase in doses available for patients in late February and March," Pfizer said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55666399

Pfizer has 3 manufacturing plants for the vaccine in the US: https://cen.acs.org/business/outsourcing/Pfizer-Moderna-ready-vaccine-manufacturing/98/i46

There is no talk of the US plants being slowed down.

It would be helpful to give your sources, which will explain things a lot better than your own one sentence summaries.