States have a new Covid problem: Too much vaccine

Millions of Americans are still getting shots each day — but, in a jarring twist after months of scarcity, too many slots remain open as skeptics hold out.

The supply of Covid vaccines is now exceeding demand in rural areas and big cities, even as states lift remaining eligibility restrictions, open walk-in clinics and even offer shots to out-of-state residents.

It's a jarring twist after months during which vaccine-seekers crashed appointment websites seeking shots and stalked pharmacy counters hoping to snag leftover doses. And it’s a problem that state and federal officials are rushing to address with only limited success...

[Virginia] plans to allocate more vaccines to primary care providers, a move [New Hampshire Governor Chris] Sununu also touted, as surveys have shown many people are more likely to be persuaded by their own physician.

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