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Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2021 shows a closed COVID-19 vaccine center in Frisco, Texas, the United States. U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been hindered by power outages amid the ongoing winter storms in much of the country, with nearly all states experiencing shipment delays. (Xinhua/Dan Tian)
U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been hindered by power outages amid the ongoing winter storms in much of the country, with nearly all states experiencing shipment delays.
U.S. government vaccine distribution partners have all faced challenges as workers have been snowed in and unable to get to work to package and ship the vaccines, said Andy Slavitt, White House senior adviser for COVID-19 response, on Friday.