The Biden administration is reportedly making changes to its system of distributing vaccines to states, as demand in many areas has slowed down.
CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Ed O’Keefe is reporting the White House is informing states that any vaccine doses left unordered will be made available to other states.
Currently, the federal government determines how many doses each state can order based on its adult population and the available supply that week, which state officials then claim and distribute to local governments and healthcare facilities.
O’Keefe reported that doses will still be allocated based on population but if a state does not need its entire allocation in any given week, those leftover doses will be put into a shared federal pot and go to states with higher demand.
Demand for the vaccine has dropped off significantly in some areas, with as many as half of all states turning down some or all of their weekly allotments.
Officials said that if a state doesn’t claim its entire allocation one week, that will not impact the amount that they are allocated in the future.
"If you came back a week later and wanted what you’re entitled to, you will get that," a source told O’Keefe.
President Biden is expected to announce more details on the change.
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