I had a very productive conversation tonight with Operation Warp Speed regarding the reduction in states’ vaccine allocations for next week.
 
It appears this is not indicative of long-term challenges with vaccine production.

Gen. Gus Perna, whose candor I appreciated, explained that prior allocations were inadvertently based on vaccine doses produced — not all of which have yet completed quality control and are releasable.
 
That discrepancy was the source of the change in allocations.

At this time, there is no indication further reductions are likely to occur. That is good news.
 
We continue to celebrate the availability of this vaccine and what we hope to be a stable supply going forward.