CBS17 News reports that the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday they would now ask states to stop holding back on COVID-19 vaccine doses.
States were initially holding back doses to ensure that there would be enough for people come back for the recommended second dose. Federal public health officials said they hope this can help speed up the pace of vaccinations.
David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, recognized that the second dose should be followed in the time-frame recommended.
“I don’t think we should be playing around with that kind of dosing. We should be doing the dosing called for in the trials,” said Wohl.
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