The increase will bring the weekly vaccine supply sent to states to 10.5 million doses.
The administration also announced Feb. 2 plans to send 1 million more vaccine doses to thousands of retail pharmacies starting Feb. 11, on top of the 10.5 million doses sent to states weekly.
States have urged the federal government to send them more vaccine doses. Some areas have been running out of vaccines with demand outstripping supply.
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