(NPR) Winter Storm Disrupts COVID-19 Vaccinations, Closing Clinics And Delaying Shipments

Winter Storm Disrupts COVID-19 Vaccinations, Closing Clinics And Delaying Shipments








A highway on-ramp in Houston, Texas is closed due to snow and ice on Feb. 15. Frigid temperatures, icy roads and power outages caused by a major winter storm have interfered with COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Texas and several other states.



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Winter Storm Disrupts COVID-19 Vaccinations, Closing Clinics And Delaying Shipments






Missouri has canceled all state-run mass vaccination events for the week, as other states and cities across the South reschedule appointments and warn of delayed shipments.