California's COVID vaccine shipments are being delayed by winter storms pounding U.S.
Sacramento Bee
2/19/2021
Michael McGough and Tony Bizjak, The Sacramento Bee
Feb. 18—The extreme winter weather blanketing most of the United States is delaying shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine to California, but the full extent and expected duration of those delays are not yet entirely clear.
The state was set to receive around 1.1 million doses this week, and next week's 1.25 million shown in allocation data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would mark the biggest allotment to date.
But the "arctic blast" cold snap that continues to pummel the vast majority of the U.S. with a mix of snow, freezing rain and subfreezing temperatures is impacting multiple major distribution hubs, casting uncertainty on coronavirus vaccine supply.