The Biden administration is warning states to prepare for a “limited supply” of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine to be made available, after federal health authorities cleared the shots for use on Tuesday. States will likely be unable to begin requesting their first shipments until next week.
“A limited number of doses of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine will be distributed and not all providers are expected to carry Novavax COVID-19 vaccine,” says a planning document published this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
States will not be able to begin ordering from the Biden administration’s supply of Novavax’s vaccine until the week of July 25, the document “tentatively” estimates.