First dose appointments in 15 New York City sites have been postponed after a shipment of Moderna vaccines was delayed, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday.
The big picture: New York City was already feeling the pressure of vaccine shortages. de Blasio said that the city was on track to run out of vaccine doses as soon as Thursday.
- New York City vaccinated over 220,000 people last week and de Blasio said the city could inoculate 300,000 this week if it had the supply.
- Appointments from Jan. 21 to Jan. 24 have been delayed for people getting their first doses.
- The city was supposed to receive 103,400 Moderna vaccine doses on Tuesday.
What they're saying: "We already were feeling the stress of a shortage of vaccine. Now the situation has been made even worse," de Blasio said in a press conference, per ABC News.
The state of play: Appointments for second doses between Jan. 21 and Jan. 24 will continue as normal.
- Those whose appointments were canceled are expected to receive the vaccine next week.
Worth noting: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo "is warning vaccine sites across New York not to schedule appointments more than a week out," a local NBC affiliate writes.
- Cuomo said the state's first dose reserve has decreased to a two-to-three day supply.
