More than 20 states not ordering full share of COVID vaccine doses - msnNOW

As the pace of vaccinations continues to slow across the country, more than 20 states are not ordering all the available COVID-19 vaccine doses allocated to them by the federal government, according to a CBS News tally. .

CBS News reached out to health departments in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, and among the 38 states that responded, 22 said they weren't ordering all the doses available to them for the week of May 3.

South Carolina declined to order new doses of Pfizer and Moderna but did accept new doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Texas ordered its full allocation but noted they'll use those doses this week "and beyond" as the state moves to order new doses when vaccine providers like local hospitals and health departments request them.

Just eight states have reported giving less than 70% of their delivered supply of first doses, according to CDC figures.

Of those states, only Alabama, which has the second smallest share of its residents fully vaccinated out of all states, said they had placed orders up to their full allocation this week.

It is unclear what happens to doses that go unordered by states