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Trump administration sends mixed messages on COVID-19 vaccine availability

Trump administration planning largest vaccine distribution attempted in U.S. history

September 16, 2020 11:52 PM UTC

Leaders of Operation Warp Speed and Trump administration officials Wednesday morning released plans for the distribution of hundreds of millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines, outlined how access will be prioritized in the case of supply constraints, and made an urgent plea to Congress for additional funding.

The administration’s messaging, which was carefully calibrated to communicate the extensive planning that has gone into what will be the most complex medicine distribution  initiative ever undertaken by the U.S. government, was upended late in the day when President Donald Trump contradicted some of the key points made by administration officials.  ...