Bloomberg Law
Oct. 14, 2020, 11:00 AM UTC

States Face Monumental Challenges Readying Vaccine Distribution

Angelica LaVito
Angelica LaVito
Bloomberg News

As states race the clock to ready their plans to vaccinate millions of people by an Oct. 16 federal deadline, they are pushing ahead with the health planning equivalent of wearing blindfolds.

State health officials, under intense time pressure, are grappling with a multitude of logistical hurdles, yet they haven’t a clue which vaccine they will be distributing nor when — or even if — a vaccine will be forthcoming.

That’s a problem. Even as President Donald Trump has ceded much of the job of readiness to local leaders for distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, it’s been impossible for states to fully ...

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