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The Biden administration has asked doctors to stop reserving shots for second doses and promised transparency in vaccine shipment data

Doctors should stop reserving doses needed for second shots, Andy Slavitt, a Biden official said.Providers have canceled appointments for first doses while they hold back the reserved vaccines.Some doctors have been regularly reserving doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to ensure patients can get their second dose on time, but the Biden administration has warned against doing so.

In a Monday briefing, Andy Slavitt, a senior advisor on the Biden COVID response team, said while he understands why doctors are trying to ensure patients can get their second shot, the practice is causing providers to cancel appointments with patients waiting to receive the first dose.

 

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