Rate of Americans skipping their second COVID shots has DOUBLED since February with more than 5 million missing them - as the number of people getting a first shot falls by HALF in a week
More than five million people , or nearly eight per cent who received first COVID-19 shot have skipped out on their second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines
A DailyMail.com analysis suggests that at least 2.5 million fewer people got their second doses than should have last week
Meanwhile, the number of people starting their vaccination regimen fell by nearly half last week with 5.9M first doses compared to 10M the week before
Nearly 8% of Americans who received their first COVID-19 shot are SKIPPING out on the second dose
More than five million people , or nearly eight per cent who received first COVID-19 shot have skipped out on their second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines
Some people have opted out of second dose because they believe they re protected with a single shot while others are fearful of the flulike side effects
In addition, Vaccine providers have been forced to cancel second-dose appointments because they keep running out of supply
Meanwhile, some states are also finding that people aren t interested in getting the shots and are having to turn down vaccine deliveries altogether
Associated Press
Chart of new COVID daily COVID cases. JACKSON, Miss. Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. About three-quarters of Kansas counties have turned down new shipments of the vaccine at least once over the past month. And in Mississippi, officials asked the federal government to ship vials in smaller packages so they don’t go to waste. As the supply of coronavirus vaccine doses in the U.S. outpaces demand, some places around the country are finding there’s such little interest in the shots, they need to turn down shipments.