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.

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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…

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