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Scant funding and scattered logistics have slowed distribution process as coronavirus case numbers rise, painting a dire picture for the future
Healthcare workers treat coronavirus patients at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas on 31 December 2020. Photograph: Callaghan O’Hare/Reuters
Healthcare workers treat coronavirus patients at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas on 31 December 2020. Photograph: Callaghan O’Hare/Reuters
Victoria Bekiempis in New York and agencies
Sat 2 Jan 2021 02.00 EST
Last modified on Mon 4 Jan 2021 07.00 EST
America had no trouble hitting the appalling milestone of 20m coronavirus cases, but reaching the federal government’s own target of vaccinating 20 million people by the end of 2020 proved a huge problem.