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Coronavirus Special Report: Pentagon, HHS will take the lead in distributing vaccine

Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), wears a protective mask during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing in Washington, D.C.
Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), wears a protective mask during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing in Washington, D.C. (Erin Scott/Bloomberg/Pool)
By Shawn Zeller and Evan Campbell
Posted September 16, 2020 at 4:21pm

In today’s Coronavirus Special Report, we delve into how the departments of Health and Human Services and Defense will play a key role in distributing a vaccine when it is ready, why some states may go it alone when it comes to validating vaccines and how minority households are bearing the brunt of economic insecurity during this pandemic.

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