Read on Twitter
Key points :
1) “Here in the US, we are continuing to hold back half of the vaccine doses we have, and hardly any state in the country is significantly above 10% of that initial allotment — which is to say, 5 percent of available doses; https://twitter.com/willystaley/status/1344385665501433871
1) “Here in the US, we are continuing to hold back half of the vaccine doses we have, and hardly any state in the country is significantly above 10% of that initial allotment — which is to say, 5 percent of available doses; https://twitter.com/willystaley/status/1344385665501433871
2) Though refrigeration capacity varies from location to location, vaccines are only cleared for 30 days of storage in the most common units (including those in which they have been shipped);
3) States have been rushing to build out their storage capacity, but have been warned of monthslong waits for ultracold freezers that could extend shelf life to about six months;
4) That means that, in many places, this first batch of vaccine is set to expire in late January, around the time Joe Biden, who has been criticizing the rollout and promising to accelerate it, is set to take office;
5)Presumably, the American pace will accelerate somewhat even before then. But on the current pace, by that point about 6M Americans (perhaps 10M) would have been vaccinated. And, depending on local bureaucracy & storage capacity, perhaps many million doses will be set to expire.
@niravb @RolandBakerIII @dave_andersen @jgentgesdo @kari_jerge @jburcum @LA_CV_data Initially, have a pleasant and safe New Years holidays (hopefully HC professionals will get some time off). Second, a “read it & weep” article from NY Mag to ponder ! Be well everyone.
@lrozen Fyi.....read it and 
@kjovano @NickytaLeb @adamhamdy @Marianhouk @an_leavy Fyi, things that make you want to go full Howard Beale.
