Pfizer Vaccine Shortfalls: Warp Speed’s Perna Takes Responsibility, Cites Lot Release Confusion
Executive Summary
States had received less than they expected, and Operation Warp Speed and Pfizer had taken swipes at each other, but that all seems smoothed over now – even though it’s still not exactly clear how much of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine will be available to the US by the end of year.
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