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As many as 100,000 Pennsylvanians receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine could have their injections pushed back over the next three weeks, the Department of Health announced Wednesday, as the agency revealed that errors in managing Moderna inventory have led to a shortage of second-dose shots.
Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam revealed in a Wednesday morning press conference that vaccine providers have been “inadvertently” administering first-dose Moderna injections that were supposed to be set aside as second doses.
As a result, the agency has seen demand for Moderna vaccines outstrip supply: people trying to complete their vaccine sequence have claimed nearly all the 200,000 Moderna vaccines the state was allocated this week.