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U.S. sending hundreds of active-duty troops to help mass vaccinations in California
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In this image from video, Andy Slavitt, senior adviser to the White House COVID-19 Response Team, speaks during a White House briefing in January. The Department of Defense has approved a request for the first contingent in what could ultimately be a deployment of thousands of members of the military to bolster the administration of vaccines, Slavitt said Friday.White House via Associated Press
The federal government will send hundreds of active duty troops to California in the coming weeks to help bolster the administration of vaccines in the state.
Department of Defense pauses plan to give COVID-19 vaccine to Guantanamo detainees By Catherine Herridge, Cassidy McDonald
January 30, 2021 / 6:56 PM / CBS News Early COVID vaccine data shows race disparity
The Department of Defense on Saturday paused a plan to give the COVID-19 vaccine to detainees in the Guantanamo Bay prison camp. The camp houses about 40 prisoners, including high-value detainees such as the self-described architect of 9/11, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
The Pentagon put the breaks on the program after Republicans criticized it for putting terror suspects ahead of vulnerable Americans.
The plan became public Friday when a spokesperson for the Department of Defense confirmed to CBS News and other outlets that the department would administer COVID-19 vaccines to all detainees on a voluntary basis.