
Manufacturers change shipment sizes as coronavirus vaccine demand falls
CNN
Pfizer is offering smaller shipments of coronavirus vaccine as demand falls and mass adminstration slows.
State and local leaders have been asking Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers to scale down the size of vaccine vials and how much is being distributed. "Many of our health departments, especially those in rural America, are providing feedback that they either need smaller dosage vials or we will have to contend with waste," Lori Tremmel Freeman, CEO of the National Association of County and City Health Officials, told CNN.
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Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, arrives in Washington this week for high-stakes talks with US President Donald Trump on the future of Venezuela following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro. The meeting comes after Trump surprised many by allowing Maduro’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, to assume control, dashing opposition hopes for a new democratic era.

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