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April 9, 2021Topeka, Kan. |  By: AP

Kansas expects thousands fewer Johnson & Johnson vaccines


TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas health officials say the state is expecting to receive significantly fewer Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks.

The Department of Health and Environment said Wednesday Kansas expects to receive 5,000 doses next week and 1,700 each of the last two weeks of April. Kansas previously expected to receive 15,800 doses during those weeks.

The health department didn't give a reason for the reduction, but Johnson & Johnson had to discard 15 million doses because a batch made at a Baltimore plant didn't meet quality standards. Vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are expected to remain consistent in coming Weeks.