New York City reported fewer than 1,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in its possession on Saturday, according to data from the city’s website, amid delivery shortages due to the harsh winter that hit parts of the United States
Avery Cohen, spokesman for the mayor of New York Bill de Blasio
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Delayed shipments have paralyzed our entire vaccination effort.
As of this morning, New York City has less than 1,000 first doses available. pic.twitter.com/frXPryVwKS
– Avery Cohen (@CohenAvery) February 20, 2021
The New York City government website reports that so far, 1,471,948 doses of vaccine have been administered, including 873,223 first doses and 453,816 second doses.
The states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and others suffered a winter storm and sub-zero temperatures that made roads unsafe, caused power outages and damaged pipes, leaving Americans with water unsuitable for drinking.
The White House said on Friday that it estimated that the extreme weather created an accumulation of six million doses of coronavirus, as two of the main vaccine delivery locations in Memphis, Tennessee, and Louisville, Ky., Suffered an operational slowdown. .
Andy Slavitt, senior advisor to the White House on the response to the coronavirus, said the weather caused delays in all 50 states at various points in the supply chain.
As of Friday, more than 2,000 vaccination sites were in areas without power and could not accept doses, The New York Times reported.
While higher temperatures rose in Texas and other states over the weekend, the Associated Press reported that approximately 70 people died this week in states affected by the harsh winter weather.
Many deaths were due to low temperature hypothermia, as well as other related events, including car accidents, carbon monoxide poisoning and domestic fires.
And while the power of millions of Texans was restored on Friday, more than 40,000 people in Texas were left without power on Saturday night, according to poweroutage.us.
Governor John Bel Edwards (D-La.) Announced on Thursday that about 1 million people had no access to drinking water, adding that there were several boiling warnings issued by the state.
Earlier this week, Oklahoma was also subjected to intentional power outages to conserve energy, according to KOCO News. On Saturday night, the state appeared to have no interruptions, according to poweroutage.us.
– Celine Castronuovo contributed to this report